Journal article
Insulin-resistant patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have higher serum leptin levels independently of body fat mass
Abstract
Abstract. In obese people, an increase of plasma leptin levels is well-known and is seen as a consequence of the increased body fat mass. Moreover, a relationship between fasting concentrations of leptin and insulin has been described. Hyperinsulinemia is considered to be indicative of insulin resistance. We aimed at elucidating the interrelations between leptin, insulin and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients. Under metabolic ward …
Authors
Fischer S; Hanefeld M; Haffner SM; Fusch C; Schwanebeck U; Köhler C; Fücker K; Julius U
Journal
Acta Diabetologica, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 105–110
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2002
DOI
10.1007/s005920200027
ISSN
0940-5429