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B-cells
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which is the results of the body's immune system destroying pancreatic.
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body mass index BMI
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most widely used clinical standard to estimate obesity.
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diabetes mellitus
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simply diabetes is disease characterized by high blood glucose levels resulting from wither an inadequate production of insulin by the pancreas and inability of insulin to facilitate the transport of glucose into the cells, or both.
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hyperinsulinemia
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high blood levels of insulin and insulin resistance appear to be the important threads linking these disorders possibly through insulin-mediated sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
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impaired glucose tolerance
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a plasma glucose level of between 100 and 125 mg/dL again following an 8 hr fast .
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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also like type 1 diabetes.
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insulin resistance
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the condition in which a normal insulin concentration in the blood produces a less than norma biological response.
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insulin sensitivity
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related term and provides an index of the effectiveness of a given insulin concentration in the blood.
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lower body (gynoid) obesity
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pear shaped female weight gain pattern.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitys
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aka type 2 diabetes
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obesity
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the condition of having an excessive amount of body fat.
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overweight
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a body weight that exceeds the normal or standard weight for a particular person based on height and frame size.
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prediabetes
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refers to the condition in those who have impaired fasting glucose impaired glucose tolerance or both.
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thermic effect of a meal
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represents the increase in the metabolic rate that is associated with the digestion absorption transport metabolism and storage of ingested food.
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thermic effect of activity
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simply the energy expended above the RMR to accomplish a given task or activity whether it is combing one;s hair or running a 10 km race.
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type 1 diabetes
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caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce sufficient insulin as a result of failure.
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type 2 diabetes
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the result of the ineffectiveness of insulin to facilitate the transport of glucose into the cells and is a result of insulin resistance.
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upper body (android) obesity
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apple shaped , male pattern weight gain.
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