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. 2009 Jun 9;58(9):2100–2108. doi: 10.2337/db09-0382

TABLE 1.

Plasma glucose, insulin, and cortisol levels during two 2-h hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps (anteEugly), hypoglycemic clamps (anteHypo), or euglycemic clamps with intravenous cortisol infusions of 1 μg · kg−1 · min−1 (anteCort1) or 2 μg · kg−1 · min−1 (anteCort2) on day 1

Morning clamp
Afternoon clamp
Basal Final 30 min of exercise Basal Final 30 min of exercise
Plasma glucose (mmol/l)
    anteEugly 5.4 ± 0.1 5.0 ± 0.1 5.3 ± 0.1 5.2 ± 0.1
    anteHypo 5.3 ± 0.1 2.9 ± 0.1* 5.2 ± 0.1 2.9 ± 0.1*
    anteCort1 5.4 ± 0.1 5.0 ± 0.1 5.5 ± 0.1 5.1 ± 0.1
    anteCort2 5.4 ± 0.1 5.1 ± 0.1 5.5 ± 0.1 5.2 ± 0.1
Plasma insulin (pmol/l)
    anteEugly 94 ± 15 588 ± 33 60 ± 12 588 ± 42
    anteHypo 90 ± 15 576 ± 36 58 ± 9 606 ± 39
    anteCort1 108 ± 17 606 ± 77 93 ± 19 588 ± 72
    anteCort2 93 ± 15 582 ± 41 66 ± 15 602 ± 47
Plasma Cortisol (nmol/l)
    anteEugly 419 ± 69 328 ± 48 290 ± 46 301 ± 35
    anteHypo 374 ± 47 696 ± 96* 351 ± 46 702 ± 98*
    anteCort1 341 ± 39 720 ± 39* 343 ± 39 703 ± 41*
    anteCort2 469 ± 55 1,202 ± 70* 579 ± 60* 1,216 ± 70*

Data are means ± SEM. n = 22 patients (11 men/11 women) with type 1 diabetes.

*Significant difference versus anteEugly.

†Significant difference versus anteHypo and anteCort1 (P < 0.05).