scholarly journals When MINMOD Artifactually Interprets Strong Insulin Secretion as Weak Insulin Action

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Ha ◽  
Ranganath Muniyappa ◽  
Arthur S. Sherman ◽  
Michael J. Quon

We address a problem with the Bergman-Cobelli Minimal Model, which has been used for 40 years to estimate SI during an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). During the IVGTT blood glucose and insulin concentrations are measured in response to an acute intravenous glucose load. Insulin secretion is often assessed by the area under the insulin curve during the first few minutes (Acute Insulin Response, AIR). The issue addressed here is that we have found in simulated IVGTTs, representing certain contexts, Minimal Model estimates of SI are inversely related to AIR, resulting in artifactually lower SI. This may apply to Minimal Model studies reporting lower SI in Blacks than in Whites, a putative explanation for increased risk of T2D in Blacks. The hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (HIEC), the reference method for assessing insulin sensitivity, by contrast generally does not show differences in insulin sensitivity between these groups. The reason for this difficulty is that glucose rises rapidly at the start of the IVGTT and reaches levels independent of SI, whereas insulin during this time is determined by AIR. The minimal model in effect interprets this combination as low insulin sensitivity even when actual insulin sensitivity is unchanged. This happens in particular when high AIR results from increased number of readily releasable insulin granules, which may occur in Blacks. We conclude that caution should be taken when comparing estimates of SI between Blacks and Whites.

1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (6) ◽  
pp. E595-E602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. J. Yang ◽  
J. H. Youn ◽  
R. N. Bergman

We attempted to improve the precision of the estimation of insulin sensitivity (S1) from the minimal model technique by modifying insulin dynamics during a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIGT). Tolbutamide and somatostatin (SRIF) were used to change the insulin dynamics without directly affecting insulin sensitivity. Injection of tolbutamide (100 mg) at t = 20 min provoked an immediate secondary peak in insulin response, resulting in a greater integrated incremental insulin than the standard FSIGT. SRIF, injected at t = -1 min, delayed insulin secretion in proportion to the dose without any change in magnitude. Computer simulation was used to assess the precision of S1 estimation. Insulin dynamics from both standard and modified protocols were adjusted in magnitude, with the shape unchanged and analyzed to determine the effect of the magnitude of insulin response. Fractional standard deviation was reduced from 73% with the standard insulin profile to 23% with tolbutamide and 18% with the highest dose of SRIF. In addition, the fractional standard deviation of S1 estimates decreased exponentially with increasing magnitude of insulin response. Modified FSIGTs require a smaller insulin response than the standard protocol to achieve the same precision.


2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. e2061-e2068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan M Kelsey ◽  
Laura Pyle ◽  
Allison Hilkin ◽  
Cameron D Severn ◽  
Kristina Utzschneider ◽  
...  

Abstract Context Physiologic changes in glucose metabolism are well-described to occur during puberty. However, there are important gaps in understanding the interaction between obesity and the normal physiologic changes during puberty, as well as how these changes could contribute to the increased risk of comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, in youth with obesity. Objective The objective of this study was to compare longitudinal changes in insulin sensitivity (Si) and secretion during pubertal progression in youth with obesity versus those with normal weight. Design Longitudinal observational study evaluating youth from early puberty (Tanner [T]2-T3) until puberty completion (T5). Setting Pediatric academic hospital Clinical Translational Research Center. Participants Pubertal youth with normal weight (n = 47; 22 female, 25 male) and obesity (n = 37; 23 female, 14 male) Main Outcome Measures Si, insulin response (acute insulin response to glucose, AIRg) and disposition index (DI) by intravenous glucose tolerance test at baseline (T2-T3), T4, and T5 Results Youth with obesity had significantly lower Si and higher AIRg at each time point (P < 0.001), but DI was similar between the groups. There were no group differences in trajectory of Si, AIRg or DI over time. Leptin, insulin-like growth factor-1, and obesity were most strongly associated with Si and AIRg at all time points. Conclusions Obesity significantly impacts Si during puberty, even at the earliest stages. However, in general, obese youth have adequate β-cell compensation for the significantly reduced Si of puberty. Future studies are needed to better predict the subset of youth who fail to maintain β-cell compensation during puberty.


1994 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. Swan ◽  
Christopher Walton ◽  
Ian F. Godsland

1. Simplified protocols for the measurement of insulin resistance will facilitate studies of this potentially important variable. 2. Using the euglycaemic clamp as the reference technique, we have assessed the validity of the insulin sensitivity index (inversely related to insulin resistance) obtained using a high-dose (500 mg/kg), unmodified intravenous glucose tolerance test with a 16 point sampling schedule and analysis using the minimal model of glucose disappearance. The two methods were compared in 10 clinically normal subjects and five patients with severe heart failure secondary to coronary heart disease. 3. The insulin sensitivity index of the minimal model was compared with four clamp-derived measures. Correlation coefficients of 0.72–0.92 (P < 0.01−P < 0.001) were obtained between the two methods over a wide range of insulin sensitivity [model values 1.03–14.63 min−1/(pmol/l) × 10−5]. Patients with heart failure had the lowest measures of insulin sensitivity. 4. The high-dose, unmodified intravenous glucose tolerance test with minimal model analysis is a straightforward and economical clinical procedure and provides a valid measure of insulin sensitivity, in health and disease.


2003 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian F. GODSLAND

After more than 20 years, minimal model analysis of intravenous glucose tolerance test glucose and insulin concentrations continues to be widely employed in studies of insulin sensitivity and insulin resistance. Moreover, problems encountered in solving the minimal model equations continue to find new solutions. Bayesian techniques enable prior knowledge to be incorporated into parameter estimation routines. They offer particular advantages in the measurement of insulin sensitivity with the minimal model, and provide an elegant means of improving model identification success rates and parameter precision. This comment describes the study by Agbaje and colleagues in this issue of Clinical Science that exemplifies a new phase in the evolution of minimal model practice.


2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (6) ◽  
pp. E1050-E1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Gatford ◽  
M. J. De Blasio ◽  
P. Thavaneswaran ◽  
J. S. Robinson ◽  
I. C. McMillen ◽  
...  

Glucose tolerance declines with maturation and aging in several species, but the time of onset and extent of changes in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion and their contribution to changes in glucose tolerance are unclear. We therefore determined the effect of maturation on glucose tolerance, insulin secretion, and insulin sensitivity in a longitudinal study of male and female sheep from preweaning to adulthood, and whether these measures were related across age. Glucose tolerance was assessed by intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT, 0.25 g glucose/kg), insulin secretion as the integrated insulin concentration during IVGTT, and insulin sensitivity by hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp (2 mU insulin·kg−1·min−1). Glucose tolerance, relative insulin secretion, and insulin sensitivity each decreased with age ( P < 0.001). The disposition index, the product of insulin sensitivity, and various measures of insulin secretion during fasting or IVGTT also decreased with age ( P < 0.001). Glucose tolerance in young adult sheep was independently predicted by insulin sensitivity ( P = 0.012) and by insulin secretion relative to integrated glucose during IVGTT ( P = 0.005). Relative insulin secretion before weaning was correlated positively with that in the adult ( P = 0.023), whereas glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and disposition indexes in the adult did not correlate with those at earlier ages. We conclude that glucose tolerance declines between the first month of life and early adulthood in the sheep, reflecting decreasing insulin sensitivity and absence of compensatory insulin secretion. Nevertheless, the capacity for insulin secretion in the adult reflects that early in life, suggesting that it is determined genetically or by persistent influences of the perinatal environment.


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (2) ◽  
pp. R475-R479 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Balkan ◽  
B. E. Dunning

Prolonged hyperglycemia impairs the in vitro insulin release by islets of Langerhans in response to glucose but exaggerates the in vivo insulin response. We hypothesized that this discrepancy results from increased vagal stimulation of the islets. Conscious chronically cannulated rats were infused with glucose (15 mg/min) or saline for 48 h. Three hours thereafter, an intravenous glucose tolerance test was performed with or without prior injection of atropine (0.2 mg). Atropine markedly (> 70%) reduced the insulin response in glucose-infused, but not in saline-infused, rats. Glucose-infused rats displayed basal hypoglycemia but normal glucose excursions during an intravenous glucose tolerance test. It is concluded that prolonged hyperglycemia produces exaggerated muscarinic activation of the beta-cells that will persist > or = 3 h after the termination of the glucose infusion and normalizes in vivo insulin secretion. It is possible that increased parasympathetic activation of the pancreas might constitute a general mechanism to maintain insulin output when the demand for insulin exceeds the inherent beta-cell responsiveness.


2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
SE Pratt ◽  
RJ Geor ◽  
LJ McCutcheon

AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine the relationship between insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity and serum adipocytokine (leptin, adiponectin) concentrations in 14 mature, unconditioned Standardbred horses (eight mares, six geldings). Each horse underwent a euglycaemic–hyperinsulinaemic clamp (EHC) and a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIGT) for assessment of insulin sensitivity. Aerobic capacity was determined by measurement of the peak rate of oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) during an incremental exercise test (IET). Serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations were measured in baseline samples obtained before tests of insulin sensitivity. Mean body weight, condition score, V˙O2peak and run time during the IET did not differ between the sex groups. However, minimal model analysis of the FSIGT showed that insulin sensitivity (SI, ×10−4 l mU−1 min−1) was higher (P = 0.002) in geldings (4.21±0.78) than in mares (2.43±0.95), while the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg) and glucose utilization independent of insulin (SG) were significantly higher in mares. Similarly, glucose uptake (M) per unit of serum insulin (I) during the EHC (M/I ratio) tended (P = 0.08) to be higher in geldings than in mares (×10−2 mg kg−1 min−1 per μU ml−1: 2.41±0.64 vs. 1.80±0.51). There was no significant relationship between V˙O2peak and measures of insulin sensitivity. Stepwise multiple linear regression modelling determined that sex (65%) and leptin concentrations (13.7%) accounted for 78.7% of the variance in SI, while 46% of the variance in M/I could be attributed to sex. It was concluded that aerobic capacity is not an important determinant of insulin-mediated glucose disposal in mature, untrained Standardbred horses. Further studies are needed to examine the influence of gender on insulin sensitivity in horses.


1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (3) ◽  
pp. E481-E488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Cobelli ◽  
Andrea Caumo ◽  
Matteo Omenetto

The intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) single-compartment minimal model (1CMM) method has recently been shown to overestimate glucose effectiveness and underestimate insulin sensitivity. Undermodeling, i.e., use of single- instead of two-compartment description of glucose kinetics, has been advocated to explain these limitations. We describe a new two-compartment minimal model (2CMM) into which we incorporate certain available knowledge on glucose kinetics. 2CMM is numerically identified using a Bayesian approach. Twenty-two standard IVGTT (0.30 g/kg) in normal humans were analyzed. In six subjects, the clamp-based index of insulin sensitivity ([Formula: see text]) was also measured. 2CMM glucose effectiveness ([Formula: see text]) and insulin sensitivity ([Formula: see text]) were, respectively, 60% lower ( P < 0.0001) and 35% higher ( P < 0.0001) than the corresponding 1CMM [Formula: see text] and[Formula: see text] indexes: 2.81 ± 0.29 (SE) vs.[Formula: see text] = 4.27 ± 0.33 ml ⋅ min−1 ⋅ kg−1and [Formula: see text] = 11.67 ± 1.71 vs.[Formula: see text] = 8.68 ± 1.62 102ml ⋅ min−1 ⋅ kg−1per μU/ml. [Formula: see text] was not different from[Formula: see text] = 12.61 ± 2.13 102ml ⋅ min−1 ⋅ kg−1per μU/ml (nonsignificant), whereas [Formula: see text]was 60% lower ( P < 0.02). In conclusion, a new 2CMM has been presented that improves the accuracy of glucose effectiveness and insulin sensitivity estimates of the classic 1CMM from a standard IVGTT in normal humans.


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