2008
Effect of a Successful Intensive Lifestyle Program on Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Youth
Shaw M, Savoye M, Cali A, Dziura J, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Effect of a Successful Intensive Lifestyle Program on Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Youth. Diabetes Care 2008, 32: 45-47. PMID: 18840769, PMCID: PMC2606827, DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive lifestyle programLifestyle programInsulin sensitivityObese youthBody fatGlucose metabolismLarge randomized clinical trialsOral glucose tolerance testGlucose tolerance testRandomized clinical trialsGlucose toleranceObese childrenControl subjectsTolerance testClinical trialsBody compositionBody weightSubject changesGreater decreaseSubjectsFatMetabolismBMIResearch designBright bodies
1989
Oxidative fuel metabolism during mild hypoglycemia: critical role of free fatty acids
Caprio S, Gelfand RA, Tamborlane WV, Sherwin RS. Oxidative fuel metabolism during mild hypoglycemia: critical role of free fatty acids. American Journal Of Physiology 1989, 256: e413-e419. PMID: 2646946, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1989.256.3.e413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree fatty acidsCarbohydrate oxidationFuel metabolismGlucose uptakeInsulin-induced fallInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaFatty acidsMild hypoglycemiaCatecholamine releaseMild hyperinsulinemiaAddition of heparinNormal subjectsFat oxidationTransient decreaseGlucose productionGroup of studiesHypoglycemiaInsulinPropranololEarly riseHeparinGlucose concentrationBase lineMetabolismLatter changes