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Article: Research on hyperparathyroidism published by F. Tassone et al.
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- Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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"An increased frequency of both impaired glucose tolerance and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), thus we sought to investigate insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in a large series of pHPT patients. One hundred and twenty-two consecutive pHPT patients without known DM were investigated [age (mean +/- sd) 59.3 +/- 13.6 years, body mass index (BMI) 25.7 +/- 4.2 kg/m2; serum calcium 2.8 +/- 0.25 mmol/l; PTH 203.2 +/- 145.4 ng/l]," scientists writing in the journal Diabetic Medicine report (see also Hyperparathyroidism).
"Sixty-one control subjects were matched, according to the degree of glucose tolerance, ...