title: Effects of ingesting glucose and some of its polymers on serum glucose and insulin levels in men and women.
abstract: Twelve men and 10 women were given maltodextrin (DE20) at various dose levels after an overnight fast. Similar studies were carried out with glucose, maltose and another maltodextrin (DE5). It was found that within each sex the serum glucose and insulin responses were not influenced by the physical form of glucose ingested over a 90-min period. However, the serum glucose response to glucose and to its polymers was found to be dose-dependent in the men but not in the women. The serum insulin response was dose-dependent in both sexes. At any glucose dose level the serum insulin response was approximately 40% greater in men compared to women.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physiology, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital Campus, London, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008320:Maltose / Q000494:pharmacology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D011134:Polysaccharides; D008320:Maltose; D005947:Glucose