Insulin response to an intravenous glucose load in potentially diabetic pregnant women

Abstract

The insulinmic response to an i.v. glucose load was determined in 129 pregnant women, early in the third trimester of pregnancy, with normal I K but with familiar diabetes and in 12 controls, with normal I K and without familiar diabetes. Results show that there is not a significative difference between the groups. In both groups, 30% of patients show a greater insulin release, likely expression of a functional pancreatic overload.