The Effect of Administration of Small Doses of Thyroxine on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism, in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Summary

We investigated the effect of the administration of small doses of thyroxine to healthy humans and patients with type 2 diabetes on postprandial forearm muscle glucose uptake, insulin sensitivity indices, lipid metabolism, in vitro glucose uptake and GLUT4 recruitment in the plasma membrane of monocytes.

Timeline

Start

2009-02

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2015-07

Drugs

Indications