Diurnal variation in glucose tolerance and its reversal by lengthened fasting.
In a group of healthy young male volunteers a worsened tolerance to oral glucose in the afternoon after a four-hour fast was reversed by a 12-hour fast. The latter also produced consistent mild hypoglycaemia from two and a half to four hours after the glucose loading irrespective of the time of day.
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005215:Fasting; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose