scholarly journals Myoinositol and D-Chiro Inositol in Improving Insulin Resistance in Obese Male Children: Preliminary Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Mancini ◽  
Alice Andreassi ◽  
Michela Salvioni ◽  
Fiore Pelliccione ◽  
Gianna Mantellassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Basal Insulin ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Insulin Level ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Insulin Resistant ◽  
Insulin Mimetic ◽  
Glucose Intake ◽  
Improve Insulin Resistance

Myoinositol and D-chiro inositol, which are inositol isomers, have been shown to possess insulin-mimetic properties and to improve insulin resistance, especially in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. However, it has not been determined if this relationship exists also in children. Based on these previous findings, we hypothesized that inositol could be effective in improving insulin sensitivity in children with insulin resistance. To evaluate this hypothesis, we administered both inositol formulations before carrying out an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in a group of obese insulin-resistant male children with high basal insulin levels and compared the values obtained with an OGTT previously conducted without inositol, in the same group, with unchanged BMI. Our results confirm that myoinositol and D-chiro inositol acutely reduce insulin increase after glucose intake mainly in children with high basal insulin level.

scholarly journals Idiopathic Hirsutism and Insulin Resistance

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Talaei ◽  
Zahra Adgi ◽  
Mahnaz Mohamadi Kelishadi
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Basal Insulin ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Insulin Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Insulin Resistant ◽  
Idiopathic Hirsutism

Background and Objectives. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and idiopathic hirsutism (HI) are the two most common causes of hirsutism. Insulin resistance plays a key role in PCOS, but there are not enough data showing that patients with HI also have insulin resistance. This study was designed to evaluate the presence of insulin resistance in women with HI.Methods. Based on a cross-sectional study, two groups of age-BMI matched, hirsute women were compared to age-BMI matched, nonhirsute women. Sixty nonobese women with PCOS, thirty nonobese women with HI, and sixty nonobese control women were included in the study. Samples of hormones including androgens were measured. Insulin resistance based on homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was compared between three groups by the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results. Patients with PCOS had significantly higher basal insulin level (16.04±1.4versus7.32±6.85 μIu/mL) and HOMA-IR score (3.7±3.36versus1.75±1.67) than patients with HI (P  0.001). Patients with HI also had significantly higher basal insulin level and HOMA-IR score than control group (P  0.001).Conclusion. Our data suggest that both PCOS and HI are associated with insulin resistance and these patients are more insulin resistant than healthy control people.

scholarly journals Glucose Intolerance, Insulin Resistance, and Hyperandrogenemia in First Degree Relatives of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2003 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 2031-2036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bülent O. Yildiz ◽  
Hakan Yarali ◽  
Havva Oguz ◽  
Miyase Bayraktar
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Glucose Intolerance ◽  
Matched Control ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
First Degree Relatives

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance (IR), increased risk of glucose intolerance, and type 2 diabetes. Family studies have indicated a genetic susceptibility to PCOS. The aims of this study were 1) to assess glucose tolerance status, gonadotropins, and androgens in first degree relatives of patients with PCOS; and 2) to assess IR in normal glucose tolerant (NGT) family members. One hundred two family members of 52 patients with PCOS [MothersPCOS (n = 34; mean age, 46.5 yr; mean body mass index (BMI), 28.8 kg/m2), FathersPCOS (n = 24; mean age, 50.4 yr; mean BMI, 27.5 kg/m2), SistersPCOS (n = 19; mean age, 25.1 yr; mean BMI, 22.9 kg/m2), and BrothersPCOS (n = 25; mean age, 23.7 yr; mean BMI, 22.5 kg/m2)] and 82 unrelated healthy control subjects without a family history of diabetes or PCOS (4 age- and weight-matched subgroups, i.e. ControlMothersPCOS, ControlFathersPCOS, ControlSistersPCOS, and ControlBrothersPCOS) were studied. Glucose and insulin (at baseline and during a 75-g, 2-h oral glucose tolerance test) were measured. IR was assessed by fasting insulin (FI), fasting glucose to insulin ratio (FGI), homeostatic model assessment (HOMA IR), and area under the curve for insulin during the oral glucose tolerance test (AUCinsulin) in NGT MothersPCOS, FathersPCOS, SistersPCOS, BrothersPCOS, and matched control subgroups. Including the prestudy-diagnosed 3 mothers and 2 fathers with diabetes, diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were noted in 16% and 30% of MothersPCOS and 27% and 31% of FathersPCOS, respectively. There was no diabetes in SistersPCOS and BrothersPCOS. IGT was found in 5% of SistersPCOS. Impaired fasting glucose was found in 3% of MothersPCOS and 4% of BrothersPCOS. The analysis of NGT family members showed that MothersPCOS had higher FI (P < 0.05), HOMA IR (P < 0.05), and AUCinsulin (P < 0.01) and lower FGI (P < 0.05) than ControlMothersPCOS, whereas all IR parameters were comparable between FathersPCOS and their matched control subgroup. SistersPCOS had higher FI (P < 0.05), HOMA IR (P < 0.01), and AUCinsulin (P < 0.05) and lower FGI (P < 0.01), and BrothersPCOS had higher AUCinsulin (P < 0.01) than their matched control subgroups, respectively. MothersPCOS had higher testosterone levels than ControlMothersPCOS (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 for pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively). SistersPCOS had higher LH (P < 0.01), testosterone (P < 0.001), androstenedione (P < 0.01), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (P < 0.05) levels than ControlSistersPCOS. There was no difference in gonadotropin and androgen levels in FathersPCOS compared with ControlFathersPCOS or in BrothersPCOS compared with ControlBrothersPCOS. Our results suggest that 1) first degree relatives of patients with PCOS may be at high risk for diabetes and glucose intolerance; 2) NGT female family members have insulin resistance; and 3) mothers and sisters of PCOS patients have higher androgen levels than control subjects. We propose that the high risks of these impairments warrant screening in first degree relatives of patients with PCOS.

scholarly journals Effects of Polyphenols on Insulin Resistance

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3135
Author(s):  
Gary Williamson ◽  
Katherine Sheedy
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Insulin Signalling ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Postprandial Glucose ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Insulin Resistant ◽  
Improve Insulin Resistance ◽  
Glucose Challenge

Insulin resistance (IR) is apparent when tissues responsible for clearing glucose from the blood, such as adipose and muscle, do not respond properly to appropriate signals. IR is estimated based on fasting blood glucose and insulin, but some measures also incorporate an oral glucose challenge. Certain (poly)phenols, as supplements or in foods, can improve insulin resistance by several mechanisms including lowering postprandial glucose, modulating glucose transport, affecting insulin signalling pathways, and by protecting against damage to insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells. As shown by intervention studies on volunteers, the most promising candidates for improving insulin resistance are (−)-epicatechin, (−)-epicatechin-containing foods and anthocyanins. It is possible that quercetin and phenolic acids may also be active, but data from intervention studies are mixed. Longer term and especially dose-response studies on mildly insulin resistant participants are required to establish the extent to which (poly)phenols and (poly)phenol-rich foods may improve insulin resistance in compromised groups.

scholarly journals STUDY OF GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renuka Pangaluri ◽  
Shakthiya T ◽  
Vinodhini Vm
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Resistance Index ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Hba1c Levels

 Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is often accompanied by insulin resistance, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk factors. Androgen excess-PCOS recommends oral glucose tolerance test or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) to evaluate dysglycemia in PCOS subjects. We undertook this study to evaluate the prevalence of elevated HbA1C levels in PCOS women.Methods: The study was carried out among 100 PCOS patients from SRM Hospital, 100 healthy individuals were included as controls. Fasting glucose, HbA1C, Insulin and Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance Index were estimated.Results: Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome showed a significant increase in HbA1C levels (5.799±1.022; 4.96±0.625, p=0.001) when compared to the control group.Conclusion: We found elevated HbA1C levels in PCOS women categorizing 26% as prediabetes and 28% as having type 2 diabetes mellitus.

scholarly journals Insulin sensitizing drugs increase the endogenous dopaminergic tone in obese insulin-resistant women with polycystic ovary syndrome

2005 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Ortega-González ◽  
L Cardoza ◽  
B Coutiño ◽  
R Hidalgo ◽  
G Arteaga-Troncoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Serum Insulin ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Insulin Resistant

To investigate whether the long-term administration of metformin or pioglitazone to women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could induce changes in their hypothalamic dopaminergic (DA) tone and to analyze whether these changes correlated with modifications in insulin resistance, we originally studied 57 obese hyperinsulinemic, non-diabetic, insulin resistant women with PCOS, but only 34 completed the study. They were randomly divided into two groups: group one (n=17) received pioglitazone (30 mg/day) and group 2 (n=17) received metformin (850 mg, three times a day) over 24 weeks. All women were identically studied before (basal) and 6 months after (T6) drug administration, including clinical evaluations, a 2 h oral glucose tolerance test (75 g) (OGTT) for glucose and insulin measurements, followed a week later by a 2 h intravenous metoclopramide test (10 mg bolus) for prolactin (PRL) determinations. The areas under the insulin (AUC-insulin) and PRL (AUC-PRL) curves were calculated, along with the index of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and the indexes of insulin sensitivity (QUICKI and fasting glucose–insulin ratio). At baseline, women in both groups were of similar age, body weight, body mass index (BMI) and Ferriman-Gallwey hirsutism score (F-G score). At completion of the study, body weight and BMI remained unchanged but the F-G score significantly decreased. Fasting serum insulin concentrations and the AUC-insulin significantly decreased by the end of the trial in a similar fashion in both groups, while the AUC-PRL significantly increased at the end of the trial in both groups. At no time were significant correlations between AUC-PRL and AUC-insulin or the indexes HOMA-IR, QUICKI or fasting glucose–insulin ratio observed. The present results suggests that either pioglitazone or metformin administration was associated with a clear improvement in the endogenous hypothalamic DA tone, simultaneously with an amelioration of the insulin resistance status in these obese women with PCOS.

Impaired β-cell compensation to dexamethasone-induced hyperglycemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (2) ◽  
pp. E241-E246 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Ehrmann ◽  
Elena Breda ◽  
Matthew C. Corcoran ◽  
Melissa K. Cavaghan ◽  
Jacqueline Imperial ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Normal Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Β Cell ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
And Control

Deterioration in glucose tolerance occurs rapidly in women with polycystic ovary syndrone (PCOS), suggesting that pancreatic β-cell dysfunction may supervene early. To determine whether the compensatory insulin secretory response to an increase in insulin resistance induced by the glucocorticoid dexamethasone differs in women with PCOS and control subjects, we studied 10 PCOS and 6 control subjects with normal glucose tolerance. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a graded glucose infusion protocol were performed at baseline and after subjects took 2.0 mg of dexamethasone orally. Basal (Φb), static (Φs), dynamic (Φd), and global (Φ) indexes of β-cell sensitivity to glucose were derived. Insulin sensitivity (Si) was calculated using the minimal model; a disposition index (DI) was calculated as the product of Si and Φ. PCOS and control subjects had nearly identical fasting and 2-h glucose levels at baseline. Φb was higher, although not significantly so, in the PCOS subjects. The Φd, Φs, and Φ indexes were 28, 19, and 20% higher, respectively, in PCOS subjects. The DI was significantly lower in PCOS (30.01 ± 5.33 vs. 59.24 ± 7.59) at baseline. After dexamethasone, control subjects averaged a 9% increase (to 131 ± 12 mg/dl) in 2-h glucose levels; women with PCOS had a significantly greater 26% increase to 155 ± 6 mg/dl. The C-peptide-to-glucose ratios on OGTT increased by 44% in control subjects and by only 15% in PCOS subjects. The accelerated deterioration in glucose tolerance in PCOS may result, in part, from a relative attenuation in the response of the β-cell to the demand placed on it by factors exacerbating insulin resistance.

scholarly journals Changing patterns of Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
R Laila ◽  
N Mahmud ◽  
M Nargis ◽  
TA Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Insulin Level ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Insulin Resistant ◽  
Type 2 Dm ◽  
Glucose Ratio ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
A Cell

Objective (s):Aim of the study was to explore the changing patterns of insulin resistance in PCOS women.Methods: The study was conducted at CARE, department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Biomedical Research Group, BIRDEM hospital. A total number of 103 PCOS women of 15- 36 years were included in the present study. They were grouped into NGT (n=68), IGT (n=30), type 2 DM (n=5) according to nature of glucose tolerance. Fasting and glucose stimulated insulin was measured.Results: In IGT group, fasting and glucose-stimulated insulin level were higher when compared with NGT, but no difference between type 2 DM and NGT group was found. Insulin-glucose ratio (after glucose load) was significantly lower in type 2 DM when compared with NGT group (p=0.049), but there was no difference of insulin-glucose ratio (fasting) between type 2 DM and NGT group. PCOS with IGT or Type 2 DM women were more insulin resistant than NGT group. (p=0.015, p=0.042 respectively).Conclusion: Insulin resistance is a major pathophysiologic feature of PCOS with IGT; however â cell secretory defect is associated with type 2 DM in these subjects.Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2014; Vol. 29(2) : 73-77

scholarly journals The Performance of Glycated Hemoglobin vs. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in the Diagnosis of Glycemic Disorders among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Southern Iraq

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-85
Author(s):  
Mahmood Thamer Altemimi ◽  
Alaa Khattar Musa ◽  
Abbas Ali Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Glucose Tolerance Test ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Oral Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Ovary Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A baseline oral glucose tolerance test (2-h OGTT) is important to screen for dysglycemia in PCOS particularly those high risk women. Due to its advantages by fasting is not required and less day-to-day variability, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) might be a convenient screening tool. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of HbA1c vs. 2-h OGTT in the diagnosis of glycemic disorders in PCOS and to evaluate the correlation between glycemic disorders, insulin resistance (IR), and anthropometric measures.METHODS: One hundred and twenty nine women diagnosed with PCOS according to the Rotterdam 2003 criteria in Basrah were included in the study. All subjects were examined for weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Then they were tested for fasting glucose, 2-h OGTT, HbA1c, and fasting insulin to assess IR.RESULTS: The result of 2-h OGTT test showed that there were 21 subjects (16.1%) showed to have IGT. The result of HbA1c test showed that 25 subjects (19.4%) were diagonised with prediabetes. Meanwhile FPG test result showed that 34 subjects (26.4%) were having IFG. The HbA1c examination showed an underdetected the diagnosis of T2DM (0.8%) and an overdeteced diagnosis of prediabetes (19.4%) (p=0.021) and at HbA1c 5.55% (37.2 mmol/mol), the specificity was (74.3%) and sensitivity (56.5%) to discriminate normal from abnormal glucose status. Ninety nine women (76.7%) were either overweight or obese and most of them had IR (76.8%).CONCLUSION: Screening of glycemic disorders is crucial for PCOS by using 2-h OGTT regardless of risk factor and HbA1c seems to be an unsatisfactory screening tool to predict glycemic disorders in women with PCOS.KEYWORDS: PCOS, glycemic disorders, OGTT, HbA1c, insulin resistance, and prediabetes

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