Clinical trials: Glucagon Deficiency
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus With Hypoglycemia
Maximising Time With a Normal Blood Glucose to Restore the Glucagon Response in Type 1 Diabetes
Almost all people who have had type 1 diabetes for 5 years have a defect in secretion of the hormone Glucagon. This hormone is involved in the body's response to low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia).
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus With Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia Unawareness
- Trial name
- NCT04614168
- Testing
- Stepped hyperinsulinaemic-hypoglycaemic clamp study, Insulin pump, Continuous glucose monitor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, Hypothalamic-pituitary Disorders
The Glucagon Stimulation Test for Evaluation of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency and Adrenocorticotropic Axis
The purpose of this study is to find out if the Glucagon Stimulation Test (GST) is a reliable alternative to the Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) for diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and adrenal insufficiency.
- Trial name
- GST (NCT01282164)
- Testing
- Glucagon stimulation test and insulin tolerance test
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic