TABLE 3.

Glucose infusion rates^*

Time (min)	Glimepiride
	Placebo	Diazoxide
−60	0.0	0.0
−30	0.0	0.0
0	0.1 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.1
15	0.2 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.1
30	0.3 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.1
45	0.5 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.1
60	0.7 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.2
75	0.8 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.2
90	0.9 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.1
105	1.3 ± 0.2	0.5 ± 0.2
120	1.8 ± 0.4	0.9 ± 0.3
135	2.0 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.4
150	2.4 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.4
165	2.5 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 0.2
180	2.5 ± 0.5	2.0 ± 0.2
	(P < 0.0001)

*Mean ± SE data (mg · kg⁻¹ · min⁻¹) are shown for oral administration of placebo or diazoxide (6.0 mg/kg) at −30 min and oral glimepiride (4.0 mg) at 0 min. To convert mg · kg⁻¹ · min.⁻¹ to μmol · kg⁻¹ · min⁻¹, multiply by 5.551.