title: Changes in plasma and urine magnesium following subcutaneous insulin.
abstract: In 7 of 13 patients given subcutaneous insulin as part of the assessment of their endocrinological status, serum magnesium levels fell below the lower limit of the normal range for the laboratory 1 to 2 hours after insulin administration. This relative hypomagnesaemia was not accompanied by any change in the red cell magnesium concentration, and did not bear a close relationship to the degree of hypoglycaemia developed. During the 2 1/2 hour period following insulin therapy there was renal conservation of magnesium ion.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D012964:Sodium; D008274:Magnesium; D011188:Potassium