Insulin action in morbid obesity: a focus on muscle and adipose tissue

Panayota Mitrou, Sotirios A. Raptis, George Dimitriadis

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The aim of this review is to summarize the mechanisms underlying insulin resistance in morbid obesity. Glucose regulation by insulin depends on the suppression of endogenous glucose production and stimulation of glucose disposal. In morbid obesity, glucose production by the liver is increased …