2006
Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura JD, Burgert TS, Taksali SE, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents. Diabetologia 2006, 49: 571-579. PMID: 16456682, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-0109-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly insulin responseObese childrenInsulin resistanceInsulin clearanceInsulin responseAims/hypothesisThe prevalenceObesity-related insulin resistanceOral glucose loadLower insulin clearanceType 2 diabetesAcute insulin responseGlucose tolerance levelsAltered glucose metabolismSevere insulin resistanceBeta-cell adaptationAfrican American subjectsEthnic groupsHypothesisThe prevalenceGlucose toleranceGlucose loadInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismMethodsSeven hundredClearanceHispanic origin
2004
The Normal Glucose Tolerance Continuum in Obese Youth: Evidence for Impairment in β-Cell Function Independent of Insulin Resistance
Yeckel CW, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Weiss R, Burgert TS, Sherwin RS, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. The Normal Glucose Tolerance Continuum in Obese Youth: Evidence for Impairment in β-Cell Function Independent of Insulin Resistance. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004, 90: 747-754. PMID: 15522932, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-cell responsivenessNormal glucose tolerancePlasma glucose levelsGlucose levelsGlucose toleranceInsulin sensitivityPlasma glucoseObese youthOral glucose tolerance testType 2 diabetes mellitusDecreased insulinogenic indexGlucose tolerance continuumGlucose tolerance testInsulin sensitivity indexContinuum of riskDelta insulinInsulinogenic indexDiabetes mellitusInsulin resistancePlasma levelsTolerance testNormal rangeFunction IndependentDlGlucose concentration