The Effect of Administration of Small Doses of Thyroxine on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism, in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-07-01
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Summary
We investigated the effect of the administration of small doses of thyroxine to healthy
humans and patients with type 2 diabetes on postprandial forearm muscle glucose uptake,
insulin sensitivity indices, lipid metabolism, in vitro glucose uptake and GLUT4 recruitment
in the plasma membrane of monocytes.