WHY ORAL GLUCOSE PROVOKE LESS HYPERGLYCEMIA THAN INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE?

Oral glucose, unlike intravenous glucose, enhances secretion of endogenous insulin secretagogues which then amplify the glucose- induced insulin secretion.

So, for the same amount of glucose, parenterally administered glucose is likely to provoke hyperglycemia with the attendant adverse effects compared to oral glucose. #Thursdaybit . . .

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