Lorentzen M, Madsbad S, Kehlet H, Tronier B
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1987 May;115(1):84-6. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1150084.
Glucose, 25 g, was infused iv with or without sham-feeding in seven normal males. Sham-feeding improved glucose tolerance, incremental area of blood glucose being 63% (P less than 0.05) of that during iv glucose without sham-feeding. The actual insulin secretion evaluated from the total area under the C-peptide and insulin curves did not differ during iv glucose with or without sham-feeding. These results suggest that the cephalic-vagal reflex improves glucose tolerance during iv glucose, independent of changes in beta-cell function.
