2009
Specific Relation Between Abdominal Obesity and Early-Phase Hyperglycemia Is Modulated by Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Healthy Older Women
DiPietro L, Dziura J, Yeckel CW. Specific Relation Between Abdominal Obesity and Early-Phase Hyperglycemia Is Modulated by Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Healthy Older Women. Diabetes Care 2009, 33: 165-167. PMID: 19808930, PMCID: PMC2797964, DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceOral glucose tolerance testAbdominal obesityGlucose tolerance testHealthy older womenInsulin resistanceOlder womenTolerance testLow-dose insulin infusionHepatic glucose productionGlucose excursionsInsulin infusionPlasma glucoseAbdominal circumferenceInsulin concentrationsInsulin suppressionMin postchallengeObesityGlycemic responseClamp techniqueGlucose productionWomenHyperglycemiaProduction suppressionPostchallenge
2008
Abdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance
Yeckel CW, Dziura J, DiPietro L. Abdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2008, 93: 1285-1291. PMID: 18198225, PMCID: PMC2291490, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid reesterificationPeripheral insulin resistanceAbdominal obesityInsulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionAbdominal adiposityOlder womenGlucose utilizationGeneral Clinical Research CenterBasal hepatic glucose productionGlucose productionFree fatty acid metabolismExcess abdominal adiposityPerturbed glucose metabolismGlucose-lowering medicationsHormone replacement therapyClinical Research CenterPeripheral glucose utilizationGlycerol appearance rateInactive older womenTotal body fatCross-sectional studyAbdominal circumference valuesInsulin-stimulated suppressionFree fatty acid ratio