Table 2 Hormone and substrate levels during the isoglycemic/hyperinsulinemic clamp studies

From: Aerobic exercise training improves hepatic and muscle insulin sensitivity, but reduces splanchnic glucose uptake in obese humans with type 2 diabetes

   

Time (min)

Variable

Group

Time point

Basal period

Low- insulin period (20 mU/m2/min)

High- insulin period (40 mU/m2/min)

120

130

140

150

270

280

290

300

420

430

440

450

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

SED

Pre

131 ± 21

131 ± 21

131 ± 21

131 ± 22

129 ± 21

130 ± 21

129 ± 21

130 ± 21

131 ± 22

131 ± 22

132 ± 22

131 ± 21

Post

140 ± 22

141 ± 22

139 ± 22

138 ± 22

144 ± 24

143 ± 23

142 ± 23

141 ± 23

145 ± 27

144 ± 27

144 ± 27

142 ± 26

AEX

Pre

168 ± 11

169 ± 11

167 ± 11

170 ± 12

164 ± 11

164 ± 10

164 ± 9

162 ± 9

158 ± 12

163 ± 13

161 ± 12

162 ± 12

Post

167 ± 8

163 ± 9

163 ± 9

164 ± 9

165 ± 8

165 ± 8

166 ± 7

166 ± 7

162 ± 11

162 ± 9

162 ± 9

159 ± 10

Plasma insulin (µU/mL)

SED

Pre

26 ± 5

26 ± 4

26 ± 4

24 ± 4

51 ± 4

52 ± 4

52 ± 5

54 ± 5

91 ± 10

93 ± 11

98 ± 11

96 ± 10

Post

23 ± 4

24 ± 4

23 ± 3

23 ± 4

49 ± 8

48 ± 7

49 ± 5

49 ± 7

84 ± 9

89 ± 11

86 ± 11

91 ± 11

AEX

Pre

21 ± 4

21 ± 3

21 ± 3

20 ± 3

47 ± 6

44 ± 6

46 ± 6

47 ± 6

85 ± 18

89 ± 18

95 ± 18

96 ± 20

Post

28 ± 6

27 ± 5

27 ± 5

27 ± 5

58 ± 10

57 ± 7*

59 ± 9*

56 ± 9*

79 ± 6

82 ± 7

82 ± 6

84 ± 7

Plasma C-peptide (ng/mL)

SED

Pre

3.3 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.5

Post

2.8 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.2

AEX

Pre

3.1 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.4

Post

3.0 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

Plasma glucagon (pg/mL)

SED

Pre

67 ± 8

74 ± 12

61 ± 9

58 ± 4

41 ± 1

46 ± 4

Post

46 ± 4*

46 ± 4*

37 ± 2*

35 ± 4*

27 ± 4

27 ± 3*

AEX

Pre

45 ± 7†

45 ± 8†

40 ± 9

38 ± 9†

33 ± 8

36 ± 8

Post

44 ± 5

42 ± 6

38 ± 7

36 ± 6

30 ± 7

29 ± 6

Plasma cortisol (µg/dL)

SED

Pre

15 ± 4

15 ± 4

13 ± 2

12 ± 1

12 ± 1

12 ± 1

Post

15 ± 2

14 ± 2

13 ± 1

15 ± 1

14 ± 2

16 ± 2

AEX

Pre

15 ± 3

13 ± 2

13 ± 3

12 ± 2

10 ± 1

9 ± 1

Post

16 ± 2

15 ± 1

14 ± 1

13 ± 2

12 ± 1

14 ± 2*

Plasma NEFA (µmol/L)

SED

Pre

586 ± 68

590 ± 53

195 ± 47

197 ± 41

124 ± 17

153 ± 29

Post

612 ± 44

580 ± 57

216 ± 42

208 ± 46

138 ± 23

120 ± 20*

AEX

Pre

527 ± 76

520 ± 84

153 ± 28

142 ± 33

94 ± 21

89 ± 13†

Post

360 ± 45*†

398 ± 66

129 ± 28

122 ± 22

68 ± 13†

68 ± 14

Plasma glycerol (µmol/L)

SED

Pre

87 ± 15

104 ± 11

58 ± 19

61 ± 16

36 ± 13

38 ± 11

Post

119 ± 34

111 ± 32

65 ± 20

69 ± 25

65 ± 26*

57 ± 21

AEX

Pre

102 ± 16

  

97 ± 17

53 ± 9

  

54 ± 8

40 ± 9

  

40 ± 6

Post

74 ± 8

  

78 ± 8

46 ± 5

  

42 ± 7

37 ± 2

  

32 ± 3

  1. Data are mean ± sem
  2. *p < 0.05 for post versus pre values
  3. p < 0.05 for AEX compared to SED at the same time point