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Effect of dexamethasone on glucose homeostasis in normal and prediabetic subjects with a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Jan 2000
Taheri Nader, Aminorroaya Ashraf, Ismail-Beigi Faramarz, Amini Massoud
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a single 8-mg orally administered dose of dexamethasone or placebo on glucose and insulin homeostasis, during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) performed before and 24 hours after the administered dose. METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-cont...
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