Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in Patients with Thalassemia Major Treated by Hypertransfusion
Merkel PA, Simonson DC, Amiel SA, Plewe G, Sherwin RS, Pearson HA, Tamborlane WV. Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in Patients with Thalassemia Major Treated by Hypertransfusion. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 809-814. PMID: 3281000, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceInsulin levelsThalassemia majorInsulin-stimulated glucose metabolismC-peptide levelsDevelopment of diabetesOral glucose administrationPlasma insulin levelsHypertransfusion therapyPubertal patientsPrepubertal patientsDiabetes mellitusGlucose toleranceInsulin deficiencyPubertal childrenGlucose administrationInsulin secretionIron overloadPrepubertal childrenChelation therapyPubertal subjectsGlucose metabolismBeta cellsHyperglycemic stimulusPatients