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Morbidly Obese Individuals with Impaired Fasting Glucose have a Specific Pattern of Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity: Effect of Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery

Authors: García-Fuentes, Eduardo; García-Almeida, Jose; García-Arnés, Juan; Rivas-Marín, Jose; Gallego-Perales, Jose; González-Jiménez, Belén; Cardona, Isabel; García-Serrano, Sara; José Garriga, M; Gonzalo, Montserrat; Sol Ruiz de Adana, M; Soriguer, Federico

Source: Obesity Surgery, Volume 16, Number 9, September 2006 , pp. 1179-1188(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Background: Obesity is often associated with hyper-secrection of insulin. Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) has recently been redefined as a fasting plasma glucose of 5.6-6.9 mmol/L. The aim of this study was to determine whether changes in insulin secretion in morbidly obese persons also commence with normal serum glucose levels. Methods: 32 morbidly obese subjects were studied before and after bariatric surgery. Measurements were made of glucose tolerance (KG), insulin sensitivity (SI), first-phase insulin release and the disposition index (DI) from a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test. Result: In morbidly obese subjects, the SI (P<0.01), DI (P<0.01) and first-phase insulin release (P<0.02) started changing with serum glucose levels considered to be normal (5.00-5.28 mmol/L). KG showed a clear slope according to the baseline glycemia status (P<0.05), and it was significantly related with the DI, both before (r=0.76, P<0.001) and after (r=0.57, P=0.002) surgery. Following surgery, all the variables significantly associated with insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity recovered significantly. The most significant changes occurred in morbidly obese individuals with IFG. Conclusions: Morbidly obese subjects show slopes of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in accordance with their baseline serum glucose levels. The fall in first-phase insulin release begins when serum glucose values are considered normal. Morbidly obese persons with the IFG phenotype have a specific pattern of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion. KG clearly discriminates the clinical phenotypes, depending on baseline serum glucose levels.
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