Derivation of a quantitative measure of
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N. M. Shennan; I. F. Godsland; V. Wynn
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Article
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1987
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Springer
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English
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Using the decay phase of the glucose response during an intravenous tolbutamide test, a minimal model of glucose dynamics was used to calculate a value for an "index of insulin sensitivity". This index describes the efficiency of insulin in accelerating the instantaneous rate of glucose disposal, an