Open AccessGlucose Metabolism Evaluated by Glycated Hemoglobin and Insulin Sensitivity Indices in Children Treated with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone
Author(s) -
Maria Chiara Pellegrin,
Daria Michelon,
Elena Faleschini,
Claudio Germani,
Egidio Barbi,
Gianluca Tornese
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jcrpe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2019.2019.0281
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , insulin , growth hormone deficiency , hemoglobin , insulin resistance , population , dose , carbohydrate metabolism , growth hormone , hormone , type 2 diabetes , environmental health
To evaluate glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in children with idiopathic growth hormone (GH) deficiency, treated with recombinant human GH (rhGH), and to identify possible risk factors for the development of glucose abnormalities in this population.