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Frequency of hypoglycaemia during the intravenous glucose tolerance test in overweight children.
- Source :
- International Journal of Pediatric Obesity; Apr2007, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p122-125, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The study aimed to assess the frequency of hypoglycaemia during the insulin-modified, frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIVGTT) in overweight Hispanic children. The study included 210 children, mean age=11±1.7 years, BMI percentile=97.2±2.9 who where enrolled in a longitudinal study to explore risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Two fasting blood samples were collected to determine basal glucose and insulin concentrations. At time 0, glucose (0.3 g/kg body weight) was administered intravenously. Eleven blood samples were collected until 180 min post glucose injection. Insulin (0.02 U/kg body weight) was injected intravenously at 20 min. Plasma was analyzed for glucose and insulin and used for the determination of insulin sensitivity. Hypoglycaemia, defined as a plasma glucose<50 mg/dl, was observed in one asymptomatic subject (<0.5% subjects). In addition, only 1.9% of subjects (n=4) had plasma glucose<60 mg/dl at any time during the FSIVGTT. The frequency of hypoglycaemia during the insulin modified FSIVGTT is very low in overweight Hispanic youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HYPOGLYCEMIA
GLUCOSE tolerance tests
OVERWEIGHT children
BLOOD sugar
BLOOD testing
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17477166
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25346473
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17477160601181589