Association between iron profile status and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Reeba Maryam SamShilpa S ShettySuchetha Kumari NSharmila KpPrajna Bhandary

Published in: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders (2023)

This study implies that there is a clear link between iron profile status, notably ferritin, and the emergence of insulin resistance, and hence insulin production. This study supports the function of the micronutrient iron in the etiology of type 2 diabetes and its consequences.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
iron deficiency
high fat diet
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss