Acute Effects of Insulin on Cardiac Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Applicability and Feasibility

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Pt #	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mean ± SEM
Age (yr)	60	50	31	42	43	63	48.1 ± 4.9
Diabetes type	2	2	1	2	2	2
Diabetes duration (yr)	20	8	9	2.5	2	45	14.4 ± 6.7
BMI	23.3	32.0	22.9	29.1	32.2	31.7	28.5 ± 1.8
Weight (kg)	73	106	75	87	91	96	88 ± 5.1
HbA1c (%)	6.3	6.2	6.0	7.6	7.1	7.0	6.6 ± 0.3
Diabetes complications	None	None	Neuropathy	Neuropathy	Neuropathy, erectile dysfunction	Neuropathy
Diabetes therapy	Metformin, glibenclamide, insulin	Metformin, repaglinide. Thiazolidinedione	Insulin	Metformin, repaglinide.	Metformin	Insulin, metformin
Other diagnoses	Hypertension, benign hypertrophy of prostate	Hypertension, hyperlipidemia	Hypothyroidism	Hypertension, hyperlipidemia	Peripheral artery disease, pelvic kidney	Hypertension hyperlipidemia
Cardiac disease	None	None	None	None	None	3PTCA + 2 stents
Tobacco use	Recent	Previous	Previous	Previous	None	None
Concomitant medications	Ramipril	Ramipril, bezafibrate, atorvastatin	Levothyroxine	Ramipril, simvastatin, aspirin	Aspirin	Aspirin atorvastatin candesartan amlodipine beta blocker folate cyanocobalamin pyridoxine