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Association of High Serum Ferritin Concentration with Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Healthy People
- Michael Haap, MD;
- Andreas Fritsche, MD;
- Heinz Joachim Mensing, MD;
- Hans-Ulrich Häring, MD; and
- Michael Stumvoll, MD
- From University of Tübingen; D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Background: Increasing evidence points to an association between increased body iron storage and type 2 diabetes mellitus, even outside the context of hemochromatosis (1, 2). A small intervention study provided preliminary evidence that bloodletting, which resulted in 50% reduction of serum ferritin concentrations, improved glycemia and insulin sensitivity in patients …
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