Evaluation of Beta Cell Dysfunction by Mixed Meal Tolerance Test and Oral L-arginine in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: MUSTAFA OZBEK, Mehmet ERDOĞAN, MUAMMER KARADENİZ, Şevki ÇETİNKALP, A. G. Ozgen, Lütfiye Füsun SAYGILI, CANDEĞER YILMAZ, MEHMET TÜZÜN
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2009, vol 117, pp 573-576
Summary
Background and aims: Defective insulin secretion is required for the development of frank diabetes mellitus. We evaluated the secretory response of pancreatic beta cells after the ingestion of mixed meal plus oral L-arginine in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients.