title: Effect of clofibrate on glucose tolerance in maturity onset diabetes.
abstract: 1 Fourteen maturity onset diabetics showed improvement of glucose tolerance while on treatment with clofibrate. Fasting blood glucose levels were reduced by 20% after treatment for 14 and 28 days. 2 The effect was found to be independent of concurrent treatment with oral hypoglycaemic drugs. 3 Plasma insulin levels were also lower during clofibrate treatment. 4 Clofibrate may prove to be a useful adjunct to the treatment of maturity onset diabetes.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D002994:Clofibrate