Abstract:Fourteen non-diabetic male patients undergoing partial gastrectomy for ulcer disease were investigated with oral glucose tolerance test using a 100 g mixture of oligosaccharides. Partial gastrectomy had been performed between 1 and 3 years ago. Compared to seven healthy male control subjects, patients had significant higher blood glucose levels at 30 and 60 min and a more rapid descent, so that at 120 and 180 min no differences were found between patients and control subjects. With the usual criteria (blood gl… Show more
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