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Insulin Resistance Timeline

Meaning

The Insulin Resistance Timeline describes the progressive sequence of physiological events and metabolic adaptations that lead from initial, subtle cellular insensitivity to insulin to the eventual manifestation of overt metabolic syndrome or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. This timeline often spans years or decades, beginning with hyperinsulinemia as the pancreas attempts to compensate for poor cellular glucose uptake. Clinically, understanding this progression is essential for preventative intervention and risk stratification.