Title: Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide in Acquired Pancreatic Diabetes: Effects of Insulin Treatment*
Abstract: Oral glucose tolerance tests were done in eight insulin-requiring pancreatic diabetic patients to study the effect of withdrawal of insulin treatment on gut hormone release. Basal levels of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), glucagon-like immunoreactivity, and immunoreactive glucagon levels rose on insulin withdrawal, more so in patients on short-acting insulin, and were lowered by insulin treatment. Insulin treatment did not affect the GIP, glucagon-like immunoreactivity, or IRG responses to oral glucose. Improved glucose tolerance was greater in patients receiving soluble insulin than in those receiving lente insulin, and there was a significant positive linear correlation between basal plasma GIP and blood glucose levels in these patients. Therefore, it is suggested that insulin treatment lowers basal hormone levels, possibly via a metabolic effect, whereas the hormone responses to oral glucose may be controlled by several factors unrelated to insulin administration or changes in glucose homeostasis.
Publication Year: 1978
Publication Date: 1978-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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