The effects of metformin on body mass index and glucose tolerance in obese adolescents with fasting hyperinsulinemia and a family history of type 2 diabetes

Pediatrics
M Freemark, D Bursey

Abstract

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American adolescents has increased markedly during the past generation. Although the factors that contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes are complex and not wholly elucidated, the triad of severe obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and a family history of type 2 diabetes places a child at an increased risk for development of the disease. Current approaches to the prevention of type 2 diabetes, including dietary counseling and exercise, have had limited success. We reasoned that drugs that increase glucose tolerance in diabetic patients might prove useful in preventing the progression to glucose intolerance in high-risk patients. To that end, we conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of metformin on body mass index (BMI), serum leptin, glucose tolerance, and serum lipids in obese adolescents with fasting hyperinsulinemia and a family history of type 2 diabetes. The study population consisted of 29 white and black adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. All had BMIs exceeding 30 kg/m(2). Criteria for enrollment included: 1) a fasting insulin concentration exceeding 15 microU/mL; and 2) at least 1 first- or second-degree relative with type 2 diabetes. All patients had fasti...Continue Reading

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