title: Improved insulin response and action by chronic magnesium administration in aged NIDDM subjects.
abstract: In eight aged non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) subjects, insulin response and action were studied before and after chronic magnesium supplementation (2 g/day) to diet. Chronic magnesium supplementation to diet versus placebo produced 1) a significant increase in plasma (0.83 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.78 +/- 0.06 mM, P less than .05) and erythrocyte (2.03 +/- 0.06 vs. 1.88 +/- 0.09 mM, P less than .01) magnesium levels, 2) an increase in acute insulin response (AIR) (4.0 +/- 0.6 vs. -1.6 +/- 0.6 mU/L, P less than .05) to glucose pulse, and 3) an increase in glucose infusion rate (GIR) (3.6 +/- 0.6 vs. 2.9 +/- 0.5 mg.kg-1.min-1, P less than .025) calculated in the last 60 min of a euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic (100 mU.m2.min-1 during 180 min) glucose clamp. Net increase in AIR, glucose disappearance rate after glucose pulse, and GIR were significantly and positively correlated to the net increase in erythrocyte magnesium content calculated after chronic magnesium supplementation to diet. In conclusion, our data suggest that NIDDM subjects may benefit from therapeutic chronic administration of magnesium salts.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Generale, Terapia Medica e Malattie del Metabolismo, 1st Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paolisso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sgambato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizza
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Passariello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varricchio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005934:Glucagon; D008274:Magnesium