THE CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM OF THE NORMAL NEW-BORN INFANT
- 1 March 1930
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Diseases of Children
- Vol. 39 (3) , 493-503
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1930.01930150025003
Abstract
In a previous paper we reported observations on the blood sugar values during fasting in normal new-born infants.1 In this paper we report the results of studies on the dextrose, saccharose, lactose and dextrimaltose tolerance in new-born infants. In addition, the blood sugar curve after a breast feeding was determined in eighteen infants. We found a number of reports2 in the literature on carbohydrate tolerance in infants ranging in age from 1 month to 2 years, but a careful search failed to reveal any studies on new-born infants. TECHNIC In all the work done, the values of the blood sugar were estimated on blood from the great toe, according to the technic described in a previous paper.1 Three hours after a feeding, the blood was taken and the sugar content was determined. Immediately after the blood was taken, 2 Gm. of dextrose, saccharose, lactose or dextrimaltose perThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: