title: Effect of insulin on renal sodium handling in hyperinsulinaemic type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients with peripheral insulin resistance.
abstract: The sodium retaining effect of insulin was studied in ten Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients (mean age 56 (43-73) years, mean body mass index 29.5 (24.2-33.7) kg/m2) and eight age-matched control subjects (mean age 57 (43-68) years, mean body mass index 23.4 (20.8-26.6) kg/m2). The renal clearances of 99mTc-DTPA, lithium, sodium and potassium were measured over a basal period of 90 min. Then insulin was infused at a rate of 40 mU.min-1.m-2. After an equilibration period of 90 min, the clearance measurements were repeated during a new 90 min period. Blood glucose was clamped at the basal level (diabetic patients: 9.9 +/- 3.5, control subjects: 5.3 +/- 0.5 mmol/l) by a variable glucose infusion. Basal plasma insulin concentration was elevated in the diabetic patients (0.12 +/- 0.05 vs 0.05 +/- 0.02 pmol/ml, p less than 0.01). Insulin infusion resulted in comparable absolute increments in plasma insulin concentrations in the diabetic group and in the control group (0.44 +/- 0.13 vs 0.36 +/- 0.07 pmol/ml, NS). The metabolic clearance rate of glucose during the last 30 min of insulin infusion was lower in the diabetic patients (155 +/- 62 vs 320 +/- 69 ml.min-1.m-2, p less than 0.01), reflecting peripheral insulin resistance. The decline in sodium clearance during insulin infusion was similar in diabetic subjects (1.8 +/- 1.1 vs 0.7 +/- 0.4 ml.min-1.1.73 m-2, p less than 0.01) and in control subjects (1.7 +/- 0.3 vs 0.8 +/- 0.3 ml.min-1.1.73 m-2, p less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Hvidøre Hospital, Klampenborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skøtt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaag
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Bruun
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hother-Nielsen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beck-Nielsen
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Parving
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000652:urine; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004573:Electrolytes; D007328:Insulin; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium