Metabolic and hormonal characteristics in diabetic and non-diabetic study patients
| Type 1 diabetic | Non-diabetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasting | During clamp | Fasting | During clamp | |
| dx−, without dexamethasone; dx+, with dexamethasone. | ||||
| *p<0.05 v non-diabetic; †p<0.05 v dx−; ‡p<0.05 v fasting. | ||||
| Plasma glucose (mmol/l) | ||||
| dx− | 8.3 (1.0)* | 6.9 (0.6)* | 5.5 (0.1) | 5.0 (0.1) |
| dx+ | 12.4 (1.1)*† | 10.8 (1.2)*† | 5.6 (0.1) | 5.6 (0.1) |
| Serum insulin (mU/l) | ||||
| dx− | 19 (3) | 71 (3)‡ | 14 (1) | 59 (5)‡ |
| dx+ | 25 (6) | 62 (3)‡ | 20 (2) | 64 (6)‡ |
| Serum free fatty acids (mmol/l) | ||||
| dx− | 420 (70) | 100 (30)‡ | 450 (50) | 70 (20)‡ |
| dx+ | 570 (110) | 130 (30)‡ | 490 (60) | 90 (10)†‡ |