Abstract
We performed a total of 12 gastric emptying studies on 6 normal subjects with a hyperosmolar (1.85 mol/l) 400-kcal glucose solution commonly used for diagnosing diabetes and a more dilute (0.62 mol/l) 200-kcal glucose solution. The gastric half-emptying time was greatly prolonged with both glucose solutions; 107 min for the (1.85 mol/l) 400-kcal glucose solution compared to 66 min for the more dilute (0.62 mol/l) 200-kcal glucose solution. Although the 200-kcal glucose solution contained one-half the amount of glucose (50 g) compared to the 400-kcal solution (100 g), the blood glucose values obtained during a 2-hr period were only slightly lower with the former solution. This study demonstrates significantly delayed gastric emptying of glucose solutions in normal subjects and a linear pattern of gastric emptying formerly associated only with solid meals.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 377-381 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging