2007
Degree of Obesity and Glucose Allostasis Are Major Effectors of Glucose Tolerance Dynamics in Obese Youth
Weiss R, Cali AM, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Degree of Obesity and Glucose Allostasis Are Major Effectors of Glucose Tolerance Dynamics in Obese Youth. Diabetes Care 2007, 30: 1845-1850. PMID: 17475938, DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testDegree of obesityElevated glucose levelsObese youthGlucose toleranceAmbient glycemiaInsulin sensitivityGlucose levelsSecond oral glucose tolerance testBaseline BMI z-scoreGlucose tolerance testBMI z-scoreAltered glucose metabolismCross-sectional analysisTolerance testInsulin sensitizationGlucose metabolismObesityZ-scoreLongitudinal assessmentLongitudinal changesMajor effectorGlycemiaSignificant reduction
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