The ominous impact of hypoxia on glucose metabolism

• DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-819115
• Publication Date: 2012-02-16T05:45:42Z
• Authors: KM Oltmanns; H Gehring; S Rudolf; B Schultes; S Rook; U Schweiger; J Born; HL Fehm; A Peters
• Keywords: Hypoxia; Carbohydrate Metabolism

Background: Respiratory diseases, like obstructive sleep disorder and chronic pulmonary are frequently accompanied by glucose intolerance as a critical sign of prospective metabolic disorders. The is believed to result from recurrent hypoxia. This study examined whether hypoxia cause for in healthy subjects.