How does insulin response relate to insulin sensitivity in Black versus white South African women?
Black South African women exhibit greater insulin resistance but maintain normal glucose levels through a compensatory increase in beta-cell insulin response.
Black South African women are more insulin resistant than their white counterparts but compensate by increasing their insulin response to maintain normal glucose levels, suggesting an appropriate beta-cell response for the level of insulin sensitivity.
Goedecke et al. (Thu,) studied this question.