Dependency of the Metabolic Effect of sc-Injected Human Regular Insulin on Intra-abdominal Fat in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Ten patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in an isoglycemic glucose clamp study to determine the impact of intra-abdominal fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat and total abdominal fat on the metabolic effect of a single bolus (0.2 IU/kg) of sc-injected human regular insulin. The maximum metabolic effect associated highly and negatively with intra-abdominal fat (r = - 0.72, p < 0.02) and with the homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance score (HOMA, r = - 0.71, p < 0.03). Likewise, the total metabolic effect of sc-injected insulin correlated strongly and negatively with intra-abdominal fat (r = - 0.77, p < 0.01), HOMA (r = - 0.74, p < 0.02) and HbA_1c (r = - 0.70, p < 0.03). Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that the highest metabolic effect was only significantly predicted by intra-abdominal fat, indicating a high negative correlation with the maximum effect (β = - 0.72) whereas time to maximum metabolic effect showed a strong (β = 0.72) and positive correlation with HOMA. In combination with the HOMA, it is intra-abdominal fat, and not subcutaneous abdominal fat, which explains 50 - 75 % of the variability of the effect of sc human regular insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Key words

Visceral fat - Insulin action - Adipose tissue - Anthropology - Abdominal imaging

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