Insulin secretion in non-obese (J-type) diabetics in Papua New Guinea.
Nine of ten non-obese non-ketotic diabetics attending Port Moresby General Hospital had detectable C-peptide in plasma. All had received insulin for at least two months at the time of study. It is concluded that many non-obese non-ketotic young diabetics in Papua New Guinea retain pancreatic insulin secretion and so resemble the maturity onset diabetics of "Western" countries.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea
D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin