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Counterregulatory hormonal responses to hypoglycaemia in type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes: evidence for diminished hypothalamic-pituitary hormonal secretion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2851469     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in humans provokes autonomic neural activation and counterregulatory hormonal secretion mediated in part via hypothalamic stimulation. Many patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes have acquired deficiencies of counterregulatory hormonal release following hypoglycaemia. To study the integrity of the hypothalamic-pituitary and the sympatho-adrenal systems, the responses of pituitary hormones, beta-endorphin, glucagon and adrenaline to acute insulin-induced hypoglycaemia (0.2 units/kg) were examined in 16 patients with Type 1 diabetes who did not have autonomic neuropathy. To examine the effect of duration of diabetes these patients were subdivided into two groups (Group 1: 8 patients less than 5 years duration; Group 2: 8 patients greater than 15 years duration) and were compared with 8 normal volunteers (Group 3). The severity and time of onset of hypoglycaemia were similar in all 3 groups, but mean blood glucose recovery was slower in the diabetic groups (p less than 0.01). The mean responses of glucagon, adrenaline, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, prolactin and beta-endorphin were similar in all 3 groups, but the mean responses of growth hormone were lower in both diabetic groups than in the normal group (p less than 0.05). The mean increments of glucagon and adrenaline in the diabetic groups were lower than the normal group, but these differences did not achieve significance; glucagon secretion was preserved in several diabetic patients irrespective of duration of disease. Various hormonal responses to hypoglycaemia were absent or diminished in individual diabetic patients, and multiple hormonal deficiencies could be implicated in delaying blood glucose recovery.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
B M Frier; B M Fisher; C E Gray; G H Beastall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetologia     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0012-186X     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabetologia     Publication Date:  1988 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-03-23     Completed Date:  1989-03-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006777     Medline TA:  Diabetologia     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  421-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Diabetic Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / secretion*
Adult
Aged
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood,  physiopathology*
Epinephrine / secretion
Female
Glucagon / secretion
Growth Hormone / secretion
Hormones / blood,  secretion*
Humans
Hypoglycemia / physiopathology*
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiology,  physiopathology*
Insulin / diagnostic use
Male
Middle Aged
Prolactin / secretion*
Reference Values
beta-Endorphin / secretion
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Hormones; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 60617-12-1/beta-Endorphin; 9002-60-2/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; 9002-62-4/Prolactin; 9002-72-6/Growth Hormone; 9007-92-5/Glucagon

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