title: Clinical application of the 24-H urinary C-peptide excretion rate and its relationship to metabolic control in diabetics.
abstract: In this study, we evaluated in normal subjects, insulin-dependent (IDD) and non-insulin-dependent (NIDD) diabetics, the diurnal urinary C-peptide excretion rate (CPR-U) and its relationship to serum C-peptide concentration and glucose:C-peptide molar ratio, and to the common parameters of metabolic control. The CPR-U (and CPR-U/g creatinine) were significantly lower in IDD and higher in NIDD compared to control subjects. Moreover, a good and significant correlation with serum C-peptide concentrations and the glucose:C-peptide ratio in diabetic subjects as well as in controls and diabetics considered together was found. A slight but significant correlation was present in diabetic subjects between CPR-U and body mass index (r = 0.45), 24-h glycosuria (r = 0.36), HbA1 levels (r = 0.31), post-prandial glucose concentrations (r = 0.26) and per cent glucose variation after each meal (r = 0.34). No differences were found in CPR-U and the degree of metabolic control between obese and non-obese NIDD. In conclusion, CPR-U may be a useful and simple method of defining the secretory activity of the B-cell. Metabolic control in diabetics is slightly correlated to the degree of B-cell function as evaluated by the diurnal excretion rate of C-peptide in urine.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000652:urine; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D010455:Peptides / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D003404:Creatinine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D010455:Peptides