Insulin-glucose infusion given before hemodialysis increases IGF-I in type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease

Type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease requiring hemodialysis (CKD5D) have a high mean basal level of IGFBP-1 in spite of increased insulin levels. The first 90 min response of IGFBP-1 to insulin infusion is similar in T2D patients with CKD5D and T1D patients with normal renal function. After 90 min of insulin infusion a blunted decrease in IGFBP-1 was seen in T2D patients with CKD5D compared with type \1 diabetes with normal renal function. Insulin infusion before hemodialysis reduced the earlier reported increase in IGFBP-1 and increased IGF-I levels. Insulin infusion before dialysis in patients with CKD5D should be further studied since it could contribute to an anabolic effect with more bioavaialable IGF-I thus reducing the catabolic effect of hemodialysis.