Patients with myotonic dystrophy, the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, have a high prevalence of insulin resistance due to disruption of the insulin receptor.

• 强直性肌营养不良是最常见的成年发病的肌营养不良症，由于胰岛素受体的破坏导致胰岛素抵抗的发病率很高。