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GCSE Biology · key term
A reduced response of body cells to insulin, so glucose is not removed from the blood as effectively.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 7.16 · Paper 2
A condition in which body cells do not respond normally to insulin.
Revise: Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes begins when body cells stop responding normally to insulin. This reduced response is called insulin resistance. Because less glucose is removed from the blood in response to a given amount of insulin, blood glucose concentration tends to rise.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
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The reduced response of body cells to insulin, making control of blood glucose more difficult.