ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Somatostatin
;
glucagon
;
insulin
;
growth hormone
;
treatment of diabetes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To determine whether somatostatin, an inhibitor of glucagon and growth hormone secretion, might be useful as an adjunct to insulin in the management of diabetic hyperglycaemia, seven insulinrequiring diabetic men were given somatostatin (100 μg/h, IV) continuously for 3 days after their diabetes had been treated intensively by diet and insulin on a metabolic ward. During infusion of somatostatin and despite reduction in average insulin dose exceeding 50%, there was improvement in diabetic control as assessed by postprandial hyperglycaemia, 24-h glycosuria and the average daily serum glucose level and its fluctuation; when somatostatin was discontinued, but insulin doses held constant, diabetic control rapidly worsened. No adverse effects were observed. These results indicate that somatostatin plus insulin can be a more effective regimen than insulin alone in controlling diabetic hyperglycaemia. A longer acting and more selective somatostatin preparation may prove useful as an adjunct to insulin in the management of diabetes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01234510
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