title: Diabetes mellitus and lipoatrophy.
abstract: Insulin resistance may occur in a wide variety of conditions. Some conditions such as obesity or the presence of insulin antibodies are common. We have reported three unusual cases in which the patients exhibited marked insulin resistance, absence of subcutaneous fat, absence of ketosis, and substantial hyperglycemia despite normal insulin levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Leigh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003923:Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology