Increased Brain Lactate Concentrations Without Increased Lactate Oxidation During Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetic Individuals
De Feyter HM, Mason GF, Shulman GI, Rothman DL, Petersen KF. Increased Brain Lactate Concentrations Without Increased Lactate Oxidation During Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetic Individuals. Diabetes 2013, 62: 3075-3080. PMID: 23715622, PMCID: PMC3749358, DOI: 10.2337/db13-0313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain lactate concentrationBlood-brain barrierHypoglycemia unawarenessLactate concentrationT1D subjectsControl subjectsType 1 diabetic subjectsType 1 diabetic individualsBlood-borne lactateNondiabetic control subjectsPlasma lactate concentrationMonocarboxylic acid transportDiabetic subjectsHypoglycemic clampT1D patientsDiabetic individualsBrain metabolismBrain fuelBrain glutamateBrain energeticsHypoglycemiaPatientsMetabolic adaptationAcid transportSubjects