锂的抗糖尿病作用。

J Clin Psychiatry. 1982 Sep;43(9):383-4.

Lithium carbonate was administered to a female manic depressive patient who also had maturity onset diabetes mellitus. She was found to have lowered blood glucose levels with administration of lithium without change in the other variables which could effect blood glucose levels. In could be concluded that lithium carbonate had antidiabetic effects in this case.

碳酸锂被给予一名患有成熟型糖尿病的女性躁郁症患者。结果发现，给予锂后她的血糖水平降低，而其他可能影响血糖水平的变量没有变化。可以得出结论，在这种情况下碳酸锂具有抗糖尿病作用。