The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 126, Issue 2 , Pages 178-184 , February 1995

Effects of acute hyperglycemia on mental efficiency and counterregulatory hormones in adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Received 29 July 1994 ,Accepted 6 October 1994.

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 From the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

☆☆ Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant 5 MO1RR00084, Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation grant 001, and the Renziehausen Fund.

 Reprint requests: Christopher M. Ryan, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburg, PA 15213.

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 126, Issue 2 , Pages 178-184 , February 1995