title: Effect of bepridil on metabolic control and insulin secretion in diabetics.
abstract: In a double-blind cross-over study bepridil 900 mg followed by 300 mg daily for 11 days was given to 37 insulin (Type I) or non-insulin (Type II)-dependent diabetic patients. It did not modify the metabolic control of the patients as levels of glucose in blood and urine, doses of insulin and oral hypoglycaemic drugs, energy intake, and the number of hypoglycaemic attacks during therapy were unchanged. The serum concentration of C-peptide was not modified in either type of diabetic patient, and serum insulin in the Type I but not in the Type II patients was slightly higher during active drug treatment. No adverse organotoxic or arrhythmogenic effects or changes in possible atherogenic lipid fractions in serum could be demonstrated during bepridil therapy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department I, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Husted
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apoil
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lindvig
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Krusell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Høegholm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015764:Bepridil; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007328:Insulin; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D014280:Triglycerides; D015764:Bepridil; D002784:Cholesterol