Abstract
Gastric emptying of a liquid glucose meal was measured with scintigraphic techniques in nine recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients and nine sex- and age-matched nondiabetic control subjects. Seven of the nine Type 2 diabetic patients were receiving oral hypoglycemic therapy which was discontinued the evening prior to the study. The other two diabetic patients were taking no medication. The average gastric half-emptying time was 33.6 min (s.e.m. = 3.2) for the diabetic patients and 64.6 min (s.e.m. = 4.2) for the nondiabetic controls (p = 0.0005). These measurements indicate rapid gastric emptying in Type 2 diabetic patients which may contribute to worsening of glucose control in these patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1496-1500 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 8 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging