Abstract
The insulin response after a glucose challenge was studied in 11 male patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and in 8 age, sex and weight matched controls. There was significant hyperinsulinemia in the DISH group, most marked at 2 h after the glucose challenge. Growth hormone levels were found to be normal in each group. The marked hyperinsulinemia in patients with DISH may play a role in the pathogenesis of this condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 965-968 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Journal of Rheumatology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1981 |