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Primary objectives:1) Describe the PD effects on plasma ACTH and serum cortisol upon 100 µg hCRH injection with or without a preceding injection of 10 µg dDAVP 2 hours earlier and study the PK-PD relationship (*Block B*). In particular, the outcome…
To determine whether glucose, lipid and protein metabolism can be accurately measured using stable isotopes in the same patient on two occasions in a 48 hour interval.
To study the role of central insulin on glucose metabolism.
1) To assess insulin sensitivity and response in critically ill septic neonates and children. 2) To determine protein balance in septic, critically ill children at baseline and during a Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic Clamp, while receiving standard or…
The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a glucagon challenge on hepatic glucose production, abdominal subcutaneous glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients with and without oral antidiabetics. In addition, endothelial…
Evaluate the outcomes of a relatively brief but intensive IV insulin therapy compared to conventional therapy in patients admitted for ACS and observe different biomarker washout patterns these treatment groups.Furthermore we wish to determine…
* To evaluate the long-term efficacy of FCM (using targeted ferritin levels to determine dosing) or oral iron to delay and/or reduce erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) use and/or other anaemia management options in NDD-CKD subjects with iron…
- To study the response of active glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1), Glucagon, Insulin, C-peptide and growth hormone (GH) and liver gluconeogenesis to a glucagon challenge in healthy volunteers- To study the expression of glucagon receptor mRNA in the…
To study the effect of intensive blood glucose control intraoperatively and 24 hours postoperatively on the occurrence of cardiovascular complications and death from all causes at 30 days and at 1 year after non-cardiac surgery in diabetics.