[ effect of fasting on plasma glucose level in diabetic male rats induced by streptozocine]

ABSTRACT

Background: hypoglycemia is the most common complication of type-I diabetes. In diabetic patients, the common cause of hypoglycemia is absolute or relative increase in plasma insulin level. Sometimes overnight fasting or emission of one meal decrease blood glucose. But fasting-induced hypoglycemia in type-I diabetes without insulin consumption has been not reported yet. The aim of this study is the effects of fasting on blood glucose in type-I diabetic rats