2009
Specific Relation Between Abdominal Obesity and Early-Phase Hyperglycemia Is Modulated by Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Healthy Older Women
DiPietro L, Dziura J, Yeckel CW. Specific Relation Between Abdominal Obesity and Early-Phase Hyperglycemia Is Modulated by Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Healthy Older Women. Diabetes Care 2009, 33: 165-167. PMID: 19808930, PMCID: PMC2797964, DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceOral glucose tolerance testAbdominal obesityGlucose tolerance testHealthy older womenInsulin resistanceOlder womenTolerance testLow-dose insulin infusionHepatic glucose productionGlucose excursionsInsulin infusionPlasma glucoseAbdominal circumferenceInsulin concentrationsInsulin suppressionMin postchallengeObesityGlycemic responseClamp techniqueGlucose productionWomenHyperglycemiaProduction suppressionPostchallenge
2002
Brain glucose levels are elevated in chronically hyperglycemic diabetic rats: No evidence for protective adaptation by the blood brain barrier
Jacob RJ, Fan X, Evans ML, Dziura J, Sherwin RS. Brain glucose levels are elevated in chronically hyperglycemic diabetic rats: No evidence for protective adaptation by the blood brain barrier. Metabolism 2002, 51: 1522-1524. PMID: 12489061, DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.36347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic ratsBB/Wor diabetic ratsLong-term adverse effectsHyperglycemic diabetic ratsProtective adaptationBlood-brain barrier transferPlasma glucose ratioBlood-brain barrierBeta-hydroxybutyrate levelsBrain glucose levelsECF glucoseAcute hyperglycemiaChronic hyperglycemiaBlood glucoseBrain barrierHyperglycemic groupPeripheral tissuesGlucose levelsBeta-OHBInferior colliculusECF levelsProlonged elevationHyperglycemiaFluid glucoseBrain tissue