Glucose tolerance and insulin response in diabetes mellitus of dogs.

The low dose intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and the insulin response to the glucose load were performed in a series of twenty–two diabetic dogs. All diabetic dogs were characterized by glucose intolerance as expressed by an abnormal half time (Tl/2) or fractional turnover rate (k) for glucose clearance. On the basis of the initial insulin level (Io), the insulin peak response (Ip) and the insulinogenic index (I/G), the dogs were classified into three types. Type I dogs were characterized by a low Io, low Ip and low I/G in response to glucose, similar to the juvenile form of diabetes in humans. Type II dogs were characterized by a normal or high Io, but also with a low Ip and a low I/G which are some of the features of the maturity onset form. Type III dogs were characterized by a normal Io and a normal or delayed response to glucose as seen in chemical diabetes. It is suggested that these types represent stages in the natural history of the development of diabetes mellitus in dogs.

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