A plasma glucose concentration below 2.5 mmol L-1 is not an appropriate criterion to end the 72-h fast

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 504-509

  Wiesli, Peter ^a   Brandle M ^a   Schwegler, B ^a   Lehmann, R ^a   Spinas, G A ^a   Schmid, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hyperinsulinaemia; Hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Prolonged fast

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULINOMA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036454978     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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