Insulin Resistance and Disease

Cellular insulin action and insulin resistance; hepatic glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in NIDDM and obesity; action of insulin on glucose metabolism in vivo; in vivo glucose transport in human skeletal muscle - tools, problems and perspectives; cardiovascular actions of insulin in humans - implications for insulin sensitivity and vascular tone; insulin action on protein metabolism; insulin action and substrate competition; genetics of insulin action; insulin resistance and risk factors for coronary heart disease; the relationship between insulin resistance and coronary heart disease in diabetes mellitus and the general population - a critical appraisal.