Published: The Journal of Pediatrics
Date:
Authors: Robert H Lustig 1 , Michele L Mietus-Snyder, Peter Bacchetti, Ann A Lazar, Pedro A Velasquez-Mieyer, Michael L Christensen
Abstract:
To assess the use of oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) to predict efficacy of insulin sensitization (metformin) or suppression (octreotide) because insulin resistance and insulin hypersecretion may impact pharmacotherapeutic efficacy in obese children.