ea0009p3 | Diabetes and metabolism | BES2005
Heald A
, Karvestedt L
, Anderson S
, McLaughlin J
, Knowles A
, Wong L
, White A
, Brismar K
, Gibson M
IntroductionInsulin-like growth factors-I (IGF-I) and -II (IGF-II) are important in regulation of metabolism and growth. We previously reported in normal weight normoglycaemic individuals that low circulating IGF-II predicts future weight gain. We subsequently investigated whether such relationships persisted in circumstances of abnormal glucose tolerance.MethodIn 224 type 2 diabetes subjects we assessed the ...