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  2. Insulin Resistance: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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    Insulin resistance, or low insulin sensitivity, happens when cells throughout the body don’t respond properly to the hormone insulin, especially cells in muscles, fat and the liver. Insulin is a ...

  3. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 diabetes, also known as "juvenile-onset" diabetes is increasing in children and adolescents under the age of 15. [132] Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the beta-cells produced by the pancreas; therefore, causing the body to have insulin deficiency. [ 133 ]

  4. Neonatal diabetes - Wikipedia

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    The first sign of neonatal diabetes is often slowed fetal growth, followed by unusually low birthweight. [4] At some point within the first six months of life, infants with neonatal diabetes tend to experience the classic symptoms of type 1 diabetes: thirst, frequent urination, and signs of dehydration. [4]

  5. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. Group of endocrine diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels This article is about the common insulin disorder. For the urine hyper-production disorder, see Diabetes insipidus. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Medical condition Diabetes Universal blue circle symbol ...

  6. Insulin resistance - Wikipedia

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    Maintaining a healthy body weight and engaging in regular physical activity can help mitigate the risk of developing insulin resistance. [1] The primary treatment for insulin resistance is exercise and weight loss. [59] Both metformin and thiazolidinediones improve insulin sensitivity. Metformin is approved for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes ...

  7. Insulin (medication) - Wikipedia

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    In type 1 diabetes, insulin production is extremely low, and as such the body requires exogenous insulin. Some people with type 2 diabetes, particularly those with very high hemoglobin A1c values, may also require a baseline rate of insulin, as their body is desensitized to the level of insulin being produced. Basal insulin regulates the body's ...

  8. Blood sugar regulation - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes mellitus type 1 is caused by insufficient or non-existent production of insulin, while type 2 is primarily due to a decreased response to insulin in the tissues of the body (insulin resistance). Both types of diabetes, if untreated, result in too much glucose remaining in the blood (hyperglycemia) and many of the same complications ...

  9. Outline of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Prediabetes –; Main types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes – disease that results in autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. [4]Type 2 diabetes – metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.