Increased Insulin Concentrations in Nondiabetic Offspring of Diabetic Parents
- 17 November 1988
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 319 (20), 1297-1301
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198811173192001
Abstract
Insulin resistance is thought by many to be the primary defect that results in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). An implication of this theory is that prediabetic persons have higher serum insulin levels than normal subjects.Keywords
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