Independent Effects of Youth and Poor Diabetes Control on Responses to Hypoglycemia in Children
Jones T, Boulware S, Kraemer D, Caprio S, Sherwin R, Tamborlane W. Independent Effects of Youth and Poor Diabetes Control on Responses to Hypoglycemia in Children. Diabetes 1991, 40: 358-363. PMID: 1999278, DOI: 10.2337/diab.40.3.358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusSymptom awarenessNondiabetic childrenPlasma glucoseGlucose thresholdHormone releaseGlucose levelsCounterregulatory hormone levelsCounterregulatory hormone releasePoor diabetes controlGlucose clamp techniqueGrowth hormone releasePlasma glucose levelsEffects of childhoodCounterregulatory hormonesEpinephrine responseNondiabetic adultsYounger patientsDiabetes mellitusEpinephrine releaseSymptom scoresDiabetes controlPlasma epinephrineSymptomatic responseMild hypoglycemia