title: The action of gliclazide on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in non-obese non-insulin dependent diabetic patients.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of gliclazide on the secretion and action of insulin in 18 non-obese (BMI 24.09 +/- 0.47 Kg/m2, range 20.89-27.52 Kg/m2) non-insulin dependent diabetic patients (mean age 56.9 +/- 1.8 years, range 39-67 years) by the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin suppression test (IST). Most of them were diagnosed recently and thus untreated previously. All subjects were treated with gliclazide or placebo for 3 months in a double blind cross-over design. After gliclazide therapy, fasting and 2 hour post-OGTT plasma glucose significantly decreased (136 vs. 185 mg/dl, P less than 0.005 291 vs. 358 mg/dl, P less than 0.005), 2 hours post-OGTT plasma insulin was significantly increased (79 vs. 59 uU/ml, P less than 0.05) while fasting plasma insulin remained unchanged (21 vs. 19 uU/ml, P greater than 0.1). HbAlc decreased significantly with gliclazide therapy (6.6 vs. 7.6%, P less than 0.005). In addition, oral glucose tolerance, as measured by the mean incremental areas under the plasma glucose curve, were improved significantly (1430.6 +/- 682.4 vs. 16192.5 +/- 608.5 mg.min/dl, P less than 0.005). The mean incremental areas under the plasma insulin curve during OGTT also increased (4482.0 +/- 637.1 vs. 3167.5 +/- 511.9 uU.min/ml, P less than 0.05) after gliclazide therapy. Mean steady state plasma glucose levels (SSPG) showed no remarkable difference during drug and placebo administration (188 vs. 190 mg/dl). Throughout the trial there was no significant change of body weight, nor any side effect as judged from blood counts, urinalysis, and the results of SMA-23 and EKG.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005907:Gliclazide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005907:Gliclazide