Diabetes care
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Comparative Study
Prevalence and determinants of solid and liquid gastric emptying in unstable type I diabetes. Relationship to postprandial blood glucose concentrations.
To compare postprandial blood glucose levels with gastric emptying (GE) time after intake of a solid and a nutrient liquid meal in patients with unstable, type I diabetes. ⋯ Delayed GE of a solid meal is commonly found in patients with type I diabetes and may be one cause of unstable blood glucose regulation. Women, patients as well as control subjects, seem to have a more prolonged GE than men. Awareness of gastric function in patients with type I diabetes is essential, especially in patients treated with meal-administered, fast-acting insulin.