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Insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity defects are a common feature of mild, clinically homogeneous, recently diagnosed type II (Non-insulin-dependent) diabetics

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Alteration in insulin secretion and reduced peripheral sensitivity to the hormone have been reported in type II diabetes. In this paper, a comparison is made of basal glucose production (3H-6 glucose), insulin secretion and insulin sensitivityin vivo (hyperglycemic clamp) andin vitro (binding to circulating monocytes) in 24 patients with recently diagnosed type II diabetes, matched for age and fasting glycemia and divided into non-obese (14 subjects) and moderately obese (10 subjects), and in 9 non-obese controls. The non-obese diabetics were slightly hyperinsulinemic during fasting (10.8±1.0vs 4.8±0.8 µU/ml in controls, p < 0.0005), with a significant reduction in early and late insulin secretion (14.0±1.5vs 20.8 ± 2.0 µU/ml, p<0.01 and 24.8±3.3vs 34.7±2.14 µU/ml, p<0.025). The insulin sensitivity index MCR/I was significantly reduced (2.30±0.32vs 4.14±0.40, p<0.005). Endogenous glucose production was significantly increased (107±10.2vs 84±3.7 mg/m2 per min, p<0.025) and displayed a positive correlation with fasting glycemia (r=0.51, p<0.05). Insulin binding to monocytes was significantly lower than in controls (2.36±0.22%vs 4.06±0.32%, p<0.0005). Moderately obese diabetics also were significantly hyperinsulinemic in the fasting state (18.1±2.8 µU/ml, p<0.0005vs controls) but, typically, lacked the early secretory phase (20.6±3.6 µU/mlvs baseline, n.s.). A similar increase of hepatic glucose production (107±11.2 mg/m2 per min, p<0.025vs controls, n.s.vs non-obese diabetics) and decrease of peripheral sensitivity to insulin (MCR/I=1.78±0.31, p<0.0005vs controls, n.s.vs non-obese diabetics) was found in moderately obsese diabetics, as well as a significant reduction of insulin binding to insolated monocytes (2.62±0.4% p<0.01vs controls, n.s.vs non-obese diabetics). These results confirm that common defects of both non-obese and moderately obese type II diabetics are: lack of early phase of glucose induced insulin secretion, increase in hepatic glucose production and decrease of peripheral insulin sensitivity together with reduction of insulin binding to circulating monocytes. The hypothesis of a unique defect as a cause of hyperglycemia in type II diabetes in early clinical phase is not borne out by the results of this study. Moderate obesity, even if able to reduce insulin sensitivity, seems to be less important in determining hyperglycemia.

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    Elisabetta Pisu, Alessandra Lombardi, Daniela De Benedictis, Chiarella Bozzo, Enrico Chiara, Cristiana Baggiore, Alberto Bruno, Laura Cravero, Gianranco Pagano & Gianfranco Lenti

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This study was supported by a grant fromConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, P.F. Medicina Preventiva, SP4,Malattie Degenerative, N. 84.02449.56.

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Pisu, E., Lombardi, A., De Benedictis, D. et al. Insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity defects are a common feature of mild, clinically homogeneous, recently diagnosed type II (Non-insulin-dependent) diabetics. Acta diabet. lat 23, 215–225 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624707

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