Insulin Assay Standardization

Diabetes, primarily type 2 diabetes, has increased in prevalence throughout the world and current projections suggest a continued rise worldwide for at least the next quarter century. Insulin resistance, which frequently accompanies obesity, is known to be a key factor in the pathogenic development of type 2 diabetes (1–6). Type 2 diabetes occurs when insulin secretion is no longer sufficient to compensate for the resistance to the actions of...