The Importance of Stimulated Immunoreactive-Insulin Levels to Early Results of Dietary Management in Hyperlipoproteinemia

Abstract

In a group of hyperlipoproteinemic subjects, stimulated insulin hypersecretion was found to be related to the early results of dietary treatment. The potential causes of this relationship are analyzed and attention is drawn to the secondary importance of stimulated blood glucose levels and overweight. In view of the clinical importance of lipid and insulin disturbances combined, the need to control insulin hypersecretion by a modified dietary regimen is stressed.