Impaired uptake of glucose by skeletal muscle is a key feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is unclear to what extent impaired insulin uptake from capillaries into skeletal muscle interstitium plays a role in this process. We hypothesize that impaired uptake of insulin from capillaries into skeletal muscle interstitium is involved in impaired glucose uptake by skeletal muscle in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Kennemer Gasthuis
Haarlem, Netherlands
Fore-arm insulin uptake measured as ([A]-[V]) x F in pmol/min where A = arterial insulin concentrations, V= venous insulin concentrations, F = fore arm plasma flow;
During a single measure (thus cross-sectional) the primary endpoint will be measured.
Time frame: Baseline
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