Insulin-induced hypoglycemia induces a rise in c-reactive protein [5]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 861-862

  Galloway, Peter J ^a,b   Thomson, George A ^a   Fisher, B Miles ^a   Semple, Colin G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Clinical Biochemistry Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; MALE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0034091385     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.6.861     Document Type: Letter

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