Research Article

Exercise Metabolism in Nonobese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Following the Acute Restoration of Normoglycaemia

Table 2

Physiological and metabolic responses to the infusion of insulin (INS) and saline (CON) in patients with T2D whilst resting for four hours.

Baseline60 mins120 mins180 mins240 mins

EECON4.29 ± 0.284.57 ± 0.414.28 ± 0.264.29 ± 0.354.42 ± 0.33
INS4.01 ± 0.243.88 ± 0.143.91 ± 0.213.78 ± 0.243.90 ± 0.16
RERCON0.89 ± 0.040.80 ± 0.050.83 ± 0.020.82 ± 0.020.85 ± 0.02
INS0.89 ± 0.040.94 ± 0.020.94 ± 0.020.92 ± 0.040.91 ± 0.02
CHO oxCON0.17 ± 0.030.09 ± 0.030.12 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.020.13 ± 0.02
INS0.16 ± 0.030.20 ± 0.020.19 ± 0.020.16 ± 0.030.17 ± 0.02
FAT oxCON0.04 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.020.06 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.010.06 ± 0.01
INS0.04 ± 0.010.02 ± 0.010.02 ± 0.010.03 ± 0.010.03 ± 0.01

Data represent , and values are means ± SEM for energy expenditure (EE) in kJ/min, respiratory exchange ratio (RER), carbohydrate oxidation (CHO ox), and fat oxidation (FAT ox) in g/min. Star symbols denote a significant difference between CON and INS (, ).