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. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 3):S549–S555. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.105571

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamps of leptin-deficient patients while on leptin and after brief periods of leptin withdrawal (from Paz-Filhoet al.[29]). Glucose infusion rates increased in eight out of nine times when leptin therapy was briefly interrupted. The substantial weight gain after leptin withdrawal was responsible for acutely increasing insulin sensitivity