response of c-peptides and insulin to intravenous glucose load in bilharzial hepatic fibrosis

ABSTRACT

This work comprised 60 persons [40 with bilharzial hepatic fibrosis and 20 normal controls]. Blood sugar, C-peptide and insulin were measured after an I.V. glucose load and in the fasting state, as a measure of beta cell function. A defective beta cell function was detected in bilharzial hepatic fibrosis