Effect of caffeine on the recognition of and responses to hypoglycemia in humans.
Kerr D, Sherwin RS, Pavalkis F, Fayad PB, Sikorski L, Rife F, Tamborlane WV, During MJ. Effect of caffeine on the recognition of and responses to hypoglycemia in humans. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 799-804. PMID: 8379601, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-8-199310150-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose levelsHypoglycemic symptomsCaffeine consumptionCounter-regulatory hormone levelsHyperinsulinemic glucose clamp techniqueMiddle cerebral artery velocityLarge carbohydrate loadCerebral artery velocityAcute caffeine ingestionClinical Research CenterLevels of norepinephrineAwareness of hypoglycemiaCerebral blood flowDouble-blind designGlucose clamp techniqueLate postprandial periodPlasma glucose levelsLevels of epinephrineBrain glucose useCaffeine-free colaEffects of caffeineAcute ingestionSympathoadrenal activationArtery velocityPlasma glucoseEffect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on the responses to and recognition of hypoglycemia in humans. A comparison with insulin.
Kerr D, Tamborlane WV, Rife F, Sherwin RS. Effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on the responses to and recognition of hypoglycemia in humans. A comparison with insulin. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1993, 91: 141-147. PMID: 8423214, PMCID: PMC330007, DOI: 10.1172/jci116163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1Insulin-like growth factor-1Growth factor-1Glucagon responseGlucose productionAbsent glucagon responsesPlasma glucose nadirsGrowth hormone responseInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaAwareness of hypoglycemiaGrowth hormone releaseFactor 1Hepatic glucose productionHuman insulin-like growth factor-1Recognition of hypoglycemiaSymptomatic awarenessNorepinephrine levelsCounterregulatory responsesHypoglycemic stimulusSympathetic activityGlucose nadirsGlucagon releaseBlood glucoseRebound increaseHormone release