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. 1973 Jun 9;2(5866):582–585. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5866.582

Oral Glucose Tolerance and Hormonal Response in Heroin-dependent Males

J L Reed, A H Ghodse
PMCID: PMC1592219  PMID: 4713988

Abstract

Tests on 12 heroin addicts showed that their response to a glucose load differed from that in normal controls. Though the fasting blood sugar was normal, the rise in blood glucose after a standard 50-g oral glucose tolerance test was delayed and the rise smaller than in the controls. The heroin addicts had high resting insulin levels and a delayed peak response to an oral glucose load, and their growth hormone response was also abnormal.

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