Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	Type 2 diabetes, n = 10	Healthy control, n = 7
Age (year)	61 ± 2;	62 ± 2
Weight (kg)	85 ± 5	78 ± 3
BMI (kg m−2)	28.3 ± 1.2*	24.5 ± 0.8
f-B-glucose (mm)	7.9 ± 0.9*	4.7 ± 0.3
f-S-Insulin (pm)	72 ± 17*	39 ± 5
W-B glucose clearance (ml min−1 kg−1)
28 mU min−1 m−2	2.5 ± 0.6*	5.7 ± 0.9
480 mU min−1 m−2	8.9 ± 0.7*	14.4 ± 0.7

BMI, Body mass index; f-B, fasting blood; f-S, fasting serum; W-B glucose clearance, whole body glucose clearance (i.e. glucose infusion rate (mg min⁻¹ kg⁻¹) during the final 30 min of 2-h sequential insulin infusions divided by the prevailing plasma glucose concentration (mg (100 ml)⁻¹)).

^*Significantly different from control subjects (P < 0.05). Data are mean ± s.e.m.