Combination of alcohol and glucose consumption as a risk to induce reactive hypoglycemia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Alcohol consumption has been reported to cause hypoglycemia. However, the mechanism involved has not been unequivocally established. This study comprised healthy volunteers. We carried out a prospective trial to compare the effects of glucose and alcohol consumption, alone or in combination, on glucose and lipid metabolism.

Materials and methods

A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), a combined 75-g glucose plus 20-g alcohol tolerance test (OGATT) and a 20-g alcohol tolerance test (OATT) were carried out in the participants. Plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride and ethanol concentrations during each test were compared.

Results

We studied 10 participants. Their plasma glucose concentrations 15 and 30 min after the intake of 75 g of glucose were s

SUBMITTER: Oba-Yamamoto C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8015820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature