Co-existence of severe insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in pre-adolescent obese children
Caprio S, Bronson M, Sherwin RS, Rife F, Tamborlane WV. Co-existence of severe insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in pre-adolescent obese children. Diabetologia 1996, 39: 1489-1497. PMID: 8960831, DOI: 10.1007/s001250050603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese groupHyperglycaemic clampInsulin resistanceObese preadolescentsInsulin actionGlucose-stimulated insulin levelsHigher insulin infusion ratesNon-oxidative glucose metabolismGlucose uptakeDuration of obesityGroup of obeseNon-obese subjectsBeta-cell functionDevelopment of obesityEuglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clampSevere insulin resistanceInsulin infusion rateCross-sectional analysisOnset of pubertyAbility of insulinSevere obesityObese adultsObese childrenObese subjectsInsulin levels