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Energy and respiratory metabolism in cystic fibrosis: the influence of carbohydrate content of nutritional supplements.

The basal energy expenditure (BEE) in a group of adolescent and young adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with mild lung disease was 97 +/- 6% of that predicted by the Harris-Benedict equation (which estimates BEE by age, sex, height, and weight). The BEE of a group with more severe lung disease was 117 +/- 5% of that predicted by the Harris-Benedict equation, due primarily to a 14% greater oxygen consumption (VO2) and 24% greater CO2 production (VCO2) compared with milder lung disease (p less than 0.05). The measured BEE in the patients with mild lung disease correlated well with the predicted BEE, but variably underestimated that of patients with more advanced lung disease. The influence of low carbohydrate (Pulmocare) and higher carbohydrate (Instant Breakfast) nutritional supplements on the energy and pulmonary metabolism was compared in 10 malnourished CF patients with moderate to severe lung disease. Their BEE before ingesting the supplements was 120% of that predicted by the Harris-Benedict equation. Their VCO2 increased 9-19% for the 3 h after ingesting 500 kcal/M2 of Pulmocare, and 25-30% after ingesting Instant Breakfast (p less than 0.05). The respiratory quotient (RQ) was significantly greater for Instant Breakfast than Pulmocare. The minute ventilation (VE) rose 10-13% for the 3 h after ingesting Pulmocare, versus 27-31% after ingesting Instant Breakfast, but the difference was not significant. The metabolic expenditure rose 13-16% for the 3 h after ingesting both formulas. We concluded that CF patients have increasing difficulty maintaining their nutrition as their pulmonary disease progresses, in part because of a 17-20% increase in their BEE.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Effects of previous intake of glucose on postprandial hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetics.

Previous glucose improves subsequent glucose tolerance (the Staub-Traugott effect) in normal man. We have investigated whether a small amount of glucose (5 g) given perorally 30 min before breakfast would improve postprandial hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetics (19 patients). Blood glucose was increased 30 min after glucose ingestion (from 7.6 +/- 0.4 to 8.7 +/- 0.4 mmol/l, p less than 0.001). Total glucose areas measured between the time of glucose ingestion and 180 min after breakfast were similar during test and control conditions (breakfast alone). Apparent differences between individuals with regard to the effects of previous glucose on hyperglycemia were further analyzed. Differences could not be explained by interexperimental variation since they persisted on repeated testing (3 patients). Differences were not correlated with age, sex, duration of diabetes, obesity, fasting blood glucose or the insulin responses evoked in the experiments. We conclude that a small amount of glucose before breakfast fails to ameliorate postprandial hyperglycemia in overt type 2 diabetics except in individual patients in whom, in turn, the effect is not directly related to insulin secretion.

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Dietary influences on 8-MOP plasma levels in PUVA patients with psoriasis.

To study the effect of diet on 8-MOP plasma levels, these levels were measured three times in twenty PUVA patients with psoriasis; while fasting, after a low-fat breakfast, and after a fat-rich breakfast. No significant differences were found between the maximal 8-MOP plasma levels in the fasting condition and the levels after the low-fat breakfast, both peaking 2 h after ingestion. After the fat-rich breakfast, however, the 8-MOP plasma levels were not only significantly lower at 2 h but also peaked later, reaching their maximum at 3-4 h after intake. The drug should therefore be given in a dietetically standardized way. This raises the question whether some cases of therapy resistance can be dietetically influenced.

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Effects of prolonged administration of two new alpha-glucosidase inhibitors on blood glucose control, insulin requirements and breath hydrogen excretion in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors delay carbohydrate absorption. In order to study the effects of two new alpha-glucosidase inhibitors with long (BAYo1248) and short (BAYm1099) duration of action on glycaemic control, seventeen insulin-dependent diabetics were connected to the Biostator for 24 h and postprandial hyperglycaemia, insulin requirements and breath H2 concentrations were assessed under three conditions: (a) before administration of any alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (control experiments), (b) after administration of BAYo1248 (40 mg before breakfast, nine patients) or BAYm1099 (100 mg before breakfast and dinner, eight patients) for 1 month, (c) after 1-month administration of placebo (double-blind crossover study). All patients were on standard diets (30 kcal kg-1, 45% carbohydrate, 35% fat, 20% protein). BAYo1248 reduced postprandial hyperglycaemia and insulin requirements (vs. values in control and placebo experiments) after breakfast (124 +/- 8 vs. 159 +/- 8 and 158 +/- 8 mg dl-1, 16 +/- 2 vs. 24 +/- 4 and 23 +/- 3 units, P less than 0.01) and lunch (138 +/- 7 vs. 155 +/- 11 and 162 +/- 13 mg dl-1, 19 +/- 3 vs. 24 +/- 3 and 23 +/- 3 units, P less than 0.01) whereas BAYm1099 reduced postprandial hyperglycaemia and insulin requirements after breakfast (127 +/- 4 vs. 167 +/- 12 and 159 +/- 6 mg dl-1, 15 +/- 3 vs. 24 +/- 4 and 21 +/- 3 units, P less than 0.02) and dinner (128 +/- 4 vs. 169 +/- 7 and 157 +/- 10 mg dl-1, 19 +/- 2 vs. 28 +/- 3 and 25 +/- 2 units, P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Influence of food on bioavailability from two controlled-release granules of theophylline.

The bioavailability and absorption pattern of theophylline from Theolong granule and Theodur-G were studied in five healthy volunteers both in fasting conditions and after taking two different meals. In all the subjects, no dose-dumping effect was observed with a standard- or a fat-rich breakfast on these preparations. Postprandial administration delayed the absorption of theophylline and a fat-rich breakfast significantly reduced the area under the curve (AUC0-26) for both preparations. The mean AUC decreased by 14.0% for the former and 19.7% for the latter when the fat-rich breakfast was administered. Intake of a standard breakfast resulted in a decrease in the AUC0-26 by 10.6% for Theolong granules but there was little effect observed with the Theodur-G granules.

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Twice-daily compared with once-daily insulin glargine in people with Type 1 diabetes using meal-time insulin aspart.

AIM: To compare blood glucose control when using insulin glargine twice daily at breakfast- and dinner-times with insulin glargine once daily at dinner time, in unselected people with Type 1 diabetes using insulin aspart at meal-times. METHODS: In this 8-week, two-way, cross-over study, 20 people with Type 1 diabetes were randomized to insulin glargine injection once daily at dinner-time or twice daily at breakfast- and dinner-times, both plus meal-time insulin aspart. Each 4-week treatment period concluded with a 24-h inpatient metabolic profile. RESULTS: Insulin doses, HbA1c, fructosamine concentration and pre-breakfast self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) concentration did not differ between treatment periods. SMBG concentrations after breakfast, after lunch and before dinner were lower with twice-daily compared with once-daily dinner-time glargine [9.3 +/- 0.5 (+/- se) vs. 6.7 +/- 0.5 mmol/l, P = 0.003; 10.2 +/- 0.9 vs. 7.0 +/- 0.9 mmol/l, P = 0.024; 9.6 +/- 0.5 vs. 6.6 +/- 0.5 mmol/l, P = 0.001]. Mean 24-h SMBG concentration was lower with twice-daily glargine (7.1 +/- 0.5 vs. 8.8 +/- 0.5 mmol/l, P = 0.031). Within-day variability of SMBG concentration was lower with twice-daily glargine (sd 3.2 +/- 0.2 vs. 4.0 +/- 0.3 mmol/l, P = 0.044). Plasma free insulin concentration was higher in the afternoon with twice-daily glargine (21.9 +/- 1.4 vs. 16.1 +/- 1.3 mU/l, P = 0.009), but lower overnight (12.1 +/- 1.7 vs. 17.8 +/- 1.7 mU/l, P = 0.030), compared with once-daily injection. Plasma glucose concentration overnight was higher with twice-daily compared with once-daily glargine (mean 9.0 +/- 0.4 vs. 6.6 +/- 0.4 mmol/l, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Blood glucose concentration rises in the late afternoon in association with falling plasma insulin levels towards the end of the 24-h period after insulin glargine injection in some people with Type 1 diabetes using once-daily glargine at dinner-time plus a rapid-acting insulin analogue at meal-times. This is prevented by twice-daily injection of insulin glargine.

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Blood pressure behavior in the nursing home: implications for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.

OBJECTIVES: To determine patterns of elevated blood pressure (BP) behavior, their clinical correlates, and the relationship to diagnosis and management of hypertension. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, prevalence survey. SETTING: Forty-five nursing homes owned or managed by a large national chain. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 857 older residents (mean age = 84 years). MEASUREMENTS: Supine and standing (1 and 3 minutes) BP and heart rate, taken four times in one day (before and after breakfast, and before and after lunch) by trained nurses using a random zero sphygmomanometer; medication profile; active medical diagnoses; functional status; sociodemographics. RESULTS: The prevalence of a single, elevated, supine systolic pressure (> or = 160 mm Hg) was 14.3%, and of two to four elevated measures was 14.9%. The pre-breakfast reading was consistently the highest, and mean systolic pressures decreased after breakfast. Compared with those not treated, older residents taking antihypertensive medications had higher systolic pressures at all times and showed the same pattern of decline after breakfast. Isolated diastolic hypertension was uncommon (0.9%). Cardiovascular disease, orthostatic hypotension, diabetes, and use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or calcium channel blockers were more prevalent among older residents who had elevated pressures on multiple occasions (P < .03). Successful antihypertensive treatment was associated with a lower prevalence of orthostatic hypotension. Diuretic use was more likely to be associated with blood pressure control. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of hypertension in frail older people would benefit from multiple, within-day measures, including postural BP, taken before and after meals. Diuretic use alone, or in conjunction with ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers, was more likely to be associated with normalized blood pressures.

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Effect of time interval between food and drug ingestion on the absorption of oxybutynin from a controlled-release tablet.

The effect of time interval between food and drug ingestion on the bioavailability of oxybutynin was investigated in a randomized, three-phase cross-over study in 31 healthy volunteers. The serum concentrations of oxybutynin and the metabolite, N-desethyloxybutynin were measured up to 48 hr after ingestion of a controlled-release 10 mg oxybutynin tablet either in fasting state, 2 hr after breakfast or 1 hr before. The Cmax of both oxybutynin (P < 0.0001) and N-desethyloxybutynin (P < 0.0001) and the AUC0-1 of N-desethyloxybutynin (P < 0.05) were significantly larger when oxybutynin was ingested 2 hr after breakfast, than during the fasting, but the AUC0-1 of oxybutynin remained unchanged. Breakfast ingested 1 hr after oxybutynin did not affect the pharmacokinetic parameters of oxybutynin or N-desethyloxybutynin. The saliva secretion rate decreased slightly more (P < 0.05), when oxybutynin was administered 2 hr after breakfast than during fasting. The effect of food ingestion on the serum concentrations of oxybutynin and N-desethyloxybutynin is expected to have minor clinical significance only. However, ingestion of the controlled-release tablet 1 hr before meal increases the likelihood of obtaining constant drug levels with lower peak concentrations during the dosage interval, and thus ingestion of the controlled-release tablet 0.5-1 hr before food may well improve tolerability and compliance in patients who suffer from adverse reactions.

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Dietary fat level and short-term effects of a high-fat meal on food intake and metabolism.

After determining the dietary fat intake in 40 subjects based on a 7-day recording period, the effects of a high-fat breakfast (52% of metabolizable energy from fat) on postprandial fat and carbohydrate metabolism as well as on subsequent lunch intake were investigated in 28 lean, male subjects with habitual dietary fat intakes between 21 and 44% (of daily energy intake). Correlational analysis and comparisons between a low-fat group (LF; fat intake < or =35%, n = 10) and a high-fat group (HF; fat intake > or =40%, n = 11) with a similar body mass index (LF: 22.7, HF: 22.4) and a low body fat content (LF and HF: 10.7) demonstrated that the fat level of the habitual diet did not affect the baseline values and the postprandial changes in the respiratory quotient and in the plasma levels of glucose, insulin, lactate, free fatty acids, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and triglycerides induced by the high-fat breakfast. Only the area under the curve for insulin was higher, and the lactate/insulin ratio was lower in the HF group than in the LF group. Moreover, hunger and satiety ratings and lunch intake (amount, duration, microstructure of eating) after the high-fat breakfast were similar in all subjects. Thus, the habitual level of dietary fat did not alter the acute effects of a fat-rich breakfast on whole-body and hepatic fatty acid oxidation and eating behavior at lunch under the present test conditions. Yet, a long-term high fat intake appears to have subtle effects on postprandial metabolism which are consistent with early signs of a developing insulin resistance.

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Is oxytocin involved in the deterioration of glucose tolerance in gestational diabetes?

The present study assessed the possible role of oxytocin in the deterioration of glucose tolerance in gestational diabetes. Plasma levels of oxytocin, insulin, glucagon and glucose were measured at the time of a 400-kcal breakfast meal tolerance test in 12 women with gestational diabetes and 12 normal pregnant women in the third trimester. The gestational diabetic women had higher basal levels of insulin and an enhanced, delayed and prolonged insulin response to the breakfast. The same differences occurred in the glucose levels. There was no significant difference in the glucagon levels between the two groups. In the normal pregnant women, a significant (p < 0.05) though small rise in glucagon levels occurred 30 min after the ingestion of the breakfast. Oxytocin levels were not affected by the breakfast, and there was no clear difference between the two groups. The metabolic differences between the normal pregnant and gestational diabetic women were not related to any differences in oxytocin levels. In conclusion, we found no evidence of a role of oxytocin in the alteration of glucose metabolism in women with gestational diabetes. However, since alterations in oxytocin levels of possible significance for an impaired glucose tolerance are found in type 1 diabetic and extremely obese patients, further studies are needed in women with gestational or manifest diabetes.

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Comparative pharmacokinetics of lovastatin extended-release tablets and lovastatin immediate-release tablets in humans.

The pharmacokinetics of lovastatin and its active metabolite lovastatin acid was evaluated in 9 healthy subjects in a three-period crossover study following a single oral dose of lovastatin extended-release (ER) tablets and lovastatin immediate-release (IR) tablets. Participants were dosed with lovastatin IR 40 mg tablets following a standard breakfast, lovastatin ER 40 mg tablets following a standard breakfast, and lovastatin ER 40 mg tablets underfasting conditions. Serial plasma samples were collected for up to 48 hours postdose and assayed for lovastatin and lovastatin acid using a liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy/mass spectroscopy method. Lovastatin ER tablets, unlike lovastatin IR tablets, exhibited delayed- and extended-release characteristics. The relative bioavailability, in terms of area under the curve values, of lovastatin (156%) and lovastatin acid (124%) was greater from lovastatin ER tablets as compared with lovastatin IR tablets when given with breakfast. An even greater increase in the bioavailability of lovastatin (261%) and lovastatin acid (231%) was observed when the lovastatin ER tablets were administered under fasting conditions. Thus, greater gastrointestinal tract drug absorption of lovastatin from lovastatin ER tablets was demonstrated. Ingestion of a standard breakfast prior to administration of lovastatin ER tablets decreased absorption of lovastatin by approximately 40%, relative to lovastatin ER tablets under fasting conditions.

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Postprandial glycemic response to orange juice and nondiet cola: is there a difference?

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of unsweetened fruit juice and regular, decaffeinated soda on postprandial serum glucose levels in individuals with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) when these liquids are ingested separately as part of mixed meals. Eighteen individuals with NIDDM consumed three test breakfasts calculated using the diabetic exchange meal-planning system. Foods were identical in each of the breakfasts except for foods in the fruit exchange. Carbohydrate-equivalent amounts of fresh orange slices, unsweetened orange juice, and regular, decaffeinated Coke were consumed in breakfasts 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Serum glucose samples were drawn at fasting and 1, 2, and 3 hours postprandially. No difference was found in the postprandial serum glucose response when Coke versus orange juice was consumed in the breakfast. These findings question the appropriateness of using unsweetened fruit juices in routine meal planning for individuals with NIDDM.

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Glucagon-like peptide 1 improved glycemic control in type 1 diabetes.

BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and its agonists are under assessment in treatment of type 2 diabetes, by virtue of their antidiabetic actions, which include stimulation of insulin secretion, inhibition of glucagon release, and delay of gastric emptying. We examined the potential of GLP-1 to improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes with no endogenous insulin secretion. METHODS: Dose-finding studies were carried out to establish mid range doses for delay of gastric emptying indicated by postponement of pancreatic polypeptide responses after meals. The selected dose of 0.63 micrograms/kg GLP-1 was administered before breakfast and lunch in 8-hour studies in hospital to establish the efficacy and safety of GLP-1. In outside-hospital studies, GLP-1 or vehicle was self-administered double-blind before meals with usual insulin for five consecutive days by five males and three females with well-controlled C-peptide-negative type 1 diabetes. Capillary blood glucose values were self-monitored before meals, at 30 and 60 min after breakfast and supper, and at bedtime. Breakfast tests with GLP-1 were conducted on the day before and on the day after 5-day studies. Paired t-tests and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: In 8-hour studies time-averaged incremental (delta) areas under the curves(AUC) for plasma glucose through 8 hours were decreased by GLP-1 compared to vehicle (3.2 PlusMinus; 0.9, mean PlusMinus; se, vs 5.4 PlusMinus; 0.8 mmol/l, p <.05), and for pancreatic polypeptide, an indicator of gastric emptying, through 30 min after meals (4.0 PlusMinus; 3.1 vs 37 PlusMinus; 9.6 pmol/l, p <.05) with no adverse effects. Incremental glucagon levels through 60 min after meals were depressed by GLP-1 compared to vehicle (-3.7 PlusMinus; 2.5 vs 3.1 PlusMinus; 1.9 ng/l, p <.04). In 5-day studies, AUC for capillary blood glucose levels were lower with GLP-1 than with vehicle (-0.64 PlusMinus; 0.33 vs 0.34 PlusMinus; 0.26 mmol/l, p <.05). No assisted episode of hypoglycaemia or change in insulin dosage occurred. Breakfast tests on the days immediately before and after 5-day trials showed no change in the effects of GLP-1. CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated that subcutaneous GLP-1 can improve glucose control in type 1 diabetes without adverse effects when self-administered before meals with usual insulin during established intensive insulin treatment programs.

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Relative bioavailability of atovaquone suspension when administered with an enteral nutrition supplement.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the relative bioavailability of a single atovaquone 750 mg suspension oral dose when administered in the fasting state, after a normal breakfast, and after an enteral nutrition supplement. DESIGN: Ten healthy volunteers received a single dose of atovaquone suspension 750 mg/5 mL while fasting. At 2-week intervals, the subjects were then randomized in a crossover design to receive the atovaquone dose within 1 hour of consuming a normal breakfast (fat content 21 g) and 16 oz. of Sustacal Plus (fat content 28 g). Blood samples were collected at seven time points after each atovaquone dose. HPLC was used to determine the atovaquone concentrations in plasma. RESULTS: Administering atovaquone suspension with either a normal breakfast or an enteral nutrition supplement, such as Sustacal Plus, significantly increased the oral relative bioavailability. The mean AUC0-24 after the fasting dose was 43.4 micrograms.h/mL. The mean AUC0-24 values with breakfast (103.8 micrograms.h/mL) and Sustacal Plus (118.8 micrograms.h/mL) were significantly greater compared with fasting (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: This study has shown that the new atovaquone oral suspension also has significantly greater bioavailability when administered after food or a nutrition supplement that has a moderate fat content. Patients who require atovaquone therapy can use Sustacal Plus without risk of reduced absorption.

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[Comparison of pre-dinner regular versus pre-lunch NPH of a third insulin application in adolescents with type 1 diabetes from a Public Health Service].

The majority of the type 1 Diabetes (DM1) patients are seen in Public Health Services. The management of these children, by several reasons, did not meet most of the standards for good diabetes control. In the present study we compare 2 different insulin treatment strategies in 53 uncontrolled DM1 adolescents despite a twice-a-day insulin regimen. A regimen: NPH + R before breakfast, R insulin before dinner and bedtime NPH. B regimen: NPH + R before breakfast and lunch and bedtime NPH. This was a 12-month open-label, randomized, clinical trial conducted in a Public Hospital. BMI (A: 23.4+/-3.5 Kg/m2 x B: 23.5+/-0.8 Kg/m2), average daily insulin dose (A: 1.04+/-0.28 U/Kg/d x B: 1.08+/-0.22 U/Kg/d) as well as the overall frequency of severe hypoglycemia (A: 9.4% x B: 7.5%) were similar in both groups during the study. However, HbA1c values at the end of the study were significantly lower in the B (9%) as compared to the A regimen (7,5%; p = 0.05). In conclusion, we have shown that breakfast and lunchtime NPH + R insulin plus bedtime NPH insulin is superior to pre-dinner R insulin plus breakfast and bedtime NPH insulin for overall glycemic control with similar weight status and comparable frequency of hypoglycemia. Thus, three times a day NPH insulin application is a feasible option for public service patients.

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Effect of colesevelam HCl on single-dose fenofibrate pharmacokinetics.

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to determine whether there is an effect of colesevelam HCl (WelChol; Sankyo Pharma Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA) on fenofibric acid (active metabolite of fenofibrate, TriCor, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL, USA) pharmacokinetics following single-dose fenofibrate when colesevelam HCl and fenofibrate are administered concomitantly, or when colesevelam HCl is administered 4 hours following fenofibrate therapy. METHODS: Thirty healthy volunteers were enrolled in a randomised, open-label, three-way crossover, drug interaction study. Subjects received one of three treatments at each of three dose administration periods: (i) treatment A -- fenofibrate 160 mg plus colesevelam HCl 3750 mg (6 x 625 mg tablets) administered with breakfast; (ii) treatment B -- fenofibrate 160 mg administered with breakfast, followed 4 hours later by colesevelam HCl 3750 mg (6 x 625 mg tablets) administered with lunch; or (iii) treatment C -- fenofibrate 160 mg administered with breakfast. Treatments were separated by a 10-day washout period. Blood samples were collected at predetermined time intervals, both before and after drug administration. Plasma concentrations of fenofibrate and fenofibric acid were measured using a validated liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy/mass spectroscopy method. RESULTS: Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) from time zero to the timepoint of the lowest quantifiable concentration (AUCt), AUC from time zero to infinity (AUCinfinity) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) for fenofibric acid were 92.1%, 93.9% and 79.8%, respectively, of control values when colesevelam HCl and fenofibrate were coadministered with breakfast; and 91.9%, 93.9% and 99.1%, respectively, when fenofibrate was administered followed 4 hours later by administration of colesevelam HCl. The 90% confidence intervals for the ratios of geometric means for AUCt, AUCinfinity and Cmax comparing the three treatments were contained within the 80-125% equivalence range, with the exception of Cmax for treatment A. Coadministration of fenofibrate with colesevelam HCl resulted in an approximate 20% reduction in Cmax of the active metabolite (fenofibric acid). There were no significant differences in the time to Cmax, elimination rate constant or elimination half-life between any of the treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS: Colesevelam HCl had no significant effect on fenofibrate bioavailability when administered either concomitantly with fenofibrate or 4 hours after fenofibrate.

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C-peptide in NIDDM. Follow-up for 4-6 yr.

OBJECTIVE: To study whether fasting and 1-h postbreakfast C-peptide levels in NIDDM stabilize with time in individual patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Within the period of 4-6 yr, 49 NIDDM patients had repeated tests of fasting and 1-h postprandial levels of plasma glucose and C-peptide with the aim of determining their individual qualitative patterns. Throughout the follow-up period, 13 patients were treated with insulin, 21 with oral sulfonylureas, and 15 were switched from oral drugs to insulin, with the tests done in both treatment periods. RESULTS: The group as a whole demonstrated no changes in mean fasting or postprandial C-peptide within 4-6 yr of observation, irrespective of the mode of therapy or its changes. Glycemic and C-peptide response to breakfast was qualitatively typical for each patient with the correlation between plasma glucose and C-peptide. However, the response was vastly different from patient to patient, and the cross-sectional data showed no correlation between postprandial changes in glycemia and C-peptide, nor between glycemic response to breakfast and fasting plasma glucose or C-peptide. In spite of high fasting glycemia, 25% of the patients showed remarkable tolerance to breakfast with only small increases in plasma glucose. In many other patients, however, in spite of similar increase in C-peptide, plasma glucose rose sharply after the meal. CONCLUSIONS: In our group, no deterioration of the insulin secretory function was observed within 4-6 yr of follow-up. Qualitative patterns of the glycemic and C-peptide responses to breakfast were typical for each patient but vastly different between patients. We see in NIDDM a syndrome with few common characteristics and recommend further work for its subclassification into forms with different pathogenesis.

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Lispro Mix25 insulin as premeal therapy in type 2 diabetic patients.

OBJECTIVE: Insulin Mix25 is a new premixed insulin analog containing 25% insulin lispro and 75% neutral protamine lispro (NPL) suspension (NPL insulin). The aim of the study was to compare serum glucose and insulin responses after breakfast in type 2 diabetic patients who received Mix25, premixed regular/NPH (30%/70%), or NPH insulin before the meal. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We studied 22 type 2 diabetic patients of age 62 +/- 1 years, BMI 30 +/- 1 kg/m2, duration of diabetes 15 +/- 2 years, duration of insulin therapy 6 +/- 1 years, insulin dose 65 +/- 6 U/day, and HbA1c 7.9 +/- 0.2%. Ten healthy individuals (age 56 +/- 1 years, BMI 28 +/- 1 kg/m2) served as control subjects. Each patient (except healthy subjects, who were studied once each) was studied three times in a double-blind, randomized fashion. After an overnight fast, the patients received 36 +/- 4 U of test insulin. Ten minutes after insulin injection, the patients ingested a breakfast meal (512 kcal, 60% carbohydrate, 20% fat, and 20% protein), identical in all studies. Blood samples were taken before and at 10- to 30-min intervals for 240 min after the breakfast meal. RESULTS: The peak rise in serum glucose was lower after Mix25 (76 +/- 7 mg/dl) than after 30/70 (94 +/- 5 mg/dl, P < 0.05) or NPH (113 +/- 4 mg/dl, P < 0.005) insulin. The incremental area under the serum glucose curve was 36% smaller after Mix25 than after 30/70 (P < 0.01) and 56% smaller than after NPH (P < 0.005) insulin. The peak rise in serum insulin concentration was higher after Mix25 (103 +/- 18 mU/l) than after 30/70 (87 +/- 13 mU/l, P < 0.05) or NPH (62 +/- 12 mU/l, P < 0.01) insulin. The incremental area under the serum insulin curve was higher after Mix25 than after 30/70 during the first 2-3 h (P < 0.02), but the difference disappeared by the end of the 4-h follow-up period. After Mix25 injection, there was an inverse correlation between the glucose response to a meal and insulin dose (r = -0.56, P < 0.01) or the incremental area under the serum insulin curve (r = -0.39, P < 0.05). No such correlations were observed with the other insulins. CONCLUSIONS: Because of its faster initial absorption rate, the new premixed insulin analog Mix25 reduces blood glucose response to a breakfast meal in type 2 diabetic patients compared with premixed 30/70 (regular/NPH) or NPH insulin.

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