1991
Insulin Resistance of Puberty: a Defect Restricted to Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*
AMIEL S, CAPRIO S, SHERWIN R, PLEWE G, HAYMOND M, TAMBORLANE W. Insulin Resistance of Puberty: a Defect Restricted to Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1991, 72: 277-282. PMID: 1991798, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-2-277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral glucose metabolismInsulin resistancePubertal childrenGlucose metabolismHigher insulin doseMU/m2Hyperglycemic clamp studiesEuglycemic insulin clampEnhanced insulin responseHepatic glucose productionSelective insulin resistanceChain amino acidsHealthy prepubertalCompensatory hyperinsulinemiaInsulin doseInsulin clampPeripheral glucoseInsulin responsePlasma levelsPrepubertal childrenClamp studiesProtein anabolismNormal pubertyGlucose productionAmino acid metabolism
1988
Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in Patients with Thalassemia Major Treated by Hypertransfusion
Merkel PA, Simonson DC, Amiel SA, Plewe G, Sherwin RS, Pearson HA, Tamborlane WV. Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in Patients with Thalassemia Major Treated by Hypertransfusion. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 809-814. PMID: 3281000, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceInsulin levelsThalassemia majorInsulin-stimulated glucose metabolismC-peptide levelsDevelopment of diabetesOral glucose administrationPlasma insulin levelsHypertransfusion therapyPubertal patientsPrepubertal patientsDiabetes mellitusGlucose toleranceInsulin deficiencyPubertal childrenGlucose administrationInsulin secretionIron overloadPrepubertal childrenChelation therapyPubertal subjectsGlucose metabolismBeta cellsHyperglycemic stimulusPatients