Methods of normalizing metabolic parameters in diabetics
First Claim
1. A method of maintaining the following glucose metabolic indicators at or near normal levels;
- blood glucose, C-peptide and insulin levels at fasting and during oral glucose tolerance tests, hemoglobin A1C, insulin sensitivity and GIP levels in a human having a early non-insulin dependent diabetic condition and exhibiting rapid grastric emptying, comprising administering to said individual a therapeutically effective dose of POT II, cholecystokinin, cholestyramine or camostat to effectively raise plasma cholecystokinin levels to about 2-3 fold of basal fasting levels of cholecystokinin in said human.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of diagnosing and treating individuals with diabetes or at risk to develop diabetes mellitus. In particular, gastric emptying determinations are used to assess risk. Risk or early symptoms associated with subsequent development of diabetes mellitus may be controlled or alleviated by delaying gastric emptying. Delay or inhibition of gastric emptying is sufficient to restore gastric emptying within normal ranges as determined by restoration of typical glucose metabolic parameters such as blood glucose and insulin levels to normal or near normal ranges. The method is also useful in prophylactic treatment of individuals at high risk to develop diabetes mellitus, such as the obese, those with a family history of diabetes and those of particular ethnic and minority groups.
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1. A method of maintaining the following glucose metabolic indicators at or near normal levels;
- blood glucose, C-peptide and insulin levels at fasting and during oral glucose tolerance tests, hemoglobin A1C, insulin sensitivity and GIP levels in a human having a early non-insulin dependent diabetic condition and exhibiting rapid grastric emptying, comprising administering to said individual a therapeutically effective dose of POT II, cholecystokinin, cholestyramine or camostat to effectively raise plasma cholecystokinin levels to about 2-3 fold of basal fasting levels of cholecystokinin in said human.
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