Insulin resistance in women with a history of severe pre-eclampsia.

Aim: This study investigated whether post-partum insulin resistance existed in women with a history of severe pre-eclampsia.

Methods: The euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp technique was used to assess insulin sensitivity at least 6 months after delivery in 13 women who had had severe pre-eclampsia and 26 age- and body mass index-matched controls who had had normal pregnancy.

Results: The mean (+/-SD) durations after delivery were 2.

Insulin resistance in subjects with a history of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP).

Background: Hyperinsulinaemia has been suggested as an important factor for developing hypokalaemic paralysis in patients with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP). Since hyperinsulinaemia is a common feature of insulin resistance, there may be a causal relationship between insulin resistance and TPP.

Objective: To compare insulin sensitivity between subjects with a history of TPP and others with a history of thyrotoxicosis without periodic paralysis.

Correlation between change in serum homocysteine levels during hyperinsulinemia and insulin sensitivity.

Objective: To study the correlation between the changes in homocysteine (Hcy) levels during hyperinsulinemia and insulin sensitivity.

Material And Method: Forty-five subjects who underwent hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp were studied. Twenty-five subjects had normal glucose tolerance, seven had impaired glucose tolerance, and 13 had type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Gender differences of regional abdominal fat distribution and their relationships with insulin sensitivity in healthy and glucose-intolerant Thais.

To determine gender differences of regional abdominal fat distribution and their relationships with insulin sensitivity in healthy and glucose-intolerant Thais, 44 subjects, 22 men and 22 body mass index-matched women, with normal and abnormal glucose tolerance, which included subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes, were studied. Total body fat and total abdominal fat (TAF) at L1-L4 were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Regional abdominal fat, which consists of sc abdominal fat and visceral abdominal fat, was determined by single-slice computerized tomography of the abdomen at L4-L5 disc space level.