Clinical Study

Hyperglycemia Increases Muscle Blood Flow and Alters Endothelial Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 1

Blood pressure, EPC, inflammatory and oxidative measures during hyperglycemic clamp and euglycemic control clamp. All values are expressed as mean ± standard error.

Hyperglycemia clamp ( )Overall valueEuglycemia control clamp ( ) Overall value
FastingEuglycemiaHyperglycemiaFastingEuglycemia 1Euglycemia 2

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)105 ± 2107 ± 2113 ± 2*<0.001102 ± 2107 ± 2*113 ± 40.003
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)61 ± 363 ± 361 ± 2NS57 ± 458 ± 261 ± 3NS
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)75 ± 277 ± 279 ± 2NS72 ± 274 ± 278 ± 2NS
Reactive hyperemia (% change in FVR)−82.1 ± 1.3−80 ± 1.6−77.7 ± 2.6NS−84.1 ± 1.2−77.9 ± 2.4#−79.6 ± 2.50.083
Antioxidant capacity (mM Trolox equivalent)108 ± 8106 ± 798 ± 6NS129 ± 2126 ± 2118 ± 2*†0.001
sICAM (ng/mL)162 ± 7156 ± 8151 ± 70.002155 ± 10151 ± 13146 ± 11NS
hsCRP (mg/L)0.95 ± 0.650.98 ± 0.670.82 ± 0.600.0570.75 ± 0.270.68 ± 0.240.68 ± 0.260.049

versus previous study phase, versus fasting, versus fasting.