Insulin Response in Relation to Insulin Sensitivity: An Appropriate β-Cell Response in Black South African Women
Response to Goedecke et al.
- Barry I. Joffe, DSC and
- Larry A. Distiller, FCP(SA)
- From the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Corresponding author: Larry A. Distiller, larry{at}cdecentr.co.za.
Having read the article by Goedecke et al. (1) with interest, a number of discrepancies inherent in their conclusions deserve comment. Many of the initial studies reporting reduced insulin secretion in black South Africans were performed several decades ago (2). Since then, considerable lifestyle changes have occurred in this segment of the …
