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Impaired beta cell glucose sensitivity and whole-body insulin sensitivity as predictors of hyperglycaemia in non-diabetic subjects.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2005
Walker M, Mari A, Jayapaul M K, Bennett S M A, Ferrannini E
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this prospective study was to investigate predictors of deteriorating glucose tolerance in subjects of British extraction. METHODS: A total of 156 non-diabetic subjects (86 with a family history of type 2 diabetes) underwent a 75-g OGTT and anthropometric assessment at baseline and 5 years later. Pancreatic beta cell function and whole-body insulin sensitivity were studied by model...
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