The purpose of the research study is to better understand how beta-cells (cells in the pancreas that make insulin and help regulate blood sugar) respond to growth hormone in people with a personal history of gestational diabetes (high blood sugar in pregnancy) at the University of Missouri. The aim of the study is to advance understanding of how growth hormone affects beta-cells and risk factors for developing gestational diabetes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGBeta-cell function
Insulin secretion rate in relationship to plasma glucose
Time frame: before and 7 days after rhGH administration
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