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Hyperinsulinemia--how innocent a bystander?
Diabetes care - 1 Dec 1993
Zimmet P Z
Abstract excerpt
Hyperinsulinemia is very much in the spotlight. Debate rages as to its significance and role in the etiology not only of NIDDM, but also other morphological and metabolic risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including upper-body obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperuricemia. Epidemiological data support a key role for hyperinsulinemia in these disorders but it is far from conclusive...
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