title: Pancreatic beta-cell function in tropical pancreatic diabetes.
abstract: Individuals with tropical pancreatic diabetes (TPD) have features of malnutrition and insulin-dependent diabetes but do not exhibit ketosis on withdrawal of insulin. Fasting and postglucose C-peptide responses were assessed in TPD and compared with noninsulin-dependent (NIDDM), insulin-dependent (IDDM), and control groups, matched for body weight. The C-peptide concentrations were lower in TPD in comparison with the controls and NIDDM patients but were significantly higher than in classical IDDM. It is likely that the higher C-peptide is responsible for the ketosis resistance in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014330:Tropical Medicine
chemical_list: D002096:C-Peptide