133-OR: Insulin Dynamics across the Glucose Tolerance Spectrum in Youth with Obesity

Despite β-cell failure in youth with dysglycemia (DYSG) (IGT + T2D), fasting insulin concentrations are elevated. Here, we examined 1) metabolic clearance rate of insulin (MCRI) in youth with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and DYSG, 2) racial/ethnic differences in insulin dynamics and 3) physical and metabolic correlates of MCRI. In 95 Black (B) + 111 White (W) youth, age 14.4 ± 2.0 [SD] yrs., BMI 34.7 ± 6.4 kg/m², MCRI and peripheral insulin sensitivity (PIS) were calculated from the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, 1^st-phase insulin (1^stPhI) from the hyperglycemic clamp, disposition index (DI=PIS x 1^stPhI), % body fat by DXA, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) by MRI. In DYSG vs NGT, MCRI was lower (261.6 ± 11.9 vs 334.1 ± 8.5 ml/m²/min, p<0.001) and fasting insulin was higher (46.9 ± 4.4 vs 32.9 ± 1.2 μU/mL, p<0.001). In B vs W youth (Image), MCRI was lower driven by DYSG. Lower PIS, lower MCRI and higher 1^stPhI were characteristics of B youth with DYSG vs W with equally impaired DI. In B and W youth, positive correlates of MCRI were PIS and DI and negative correlates were fasting insulin, % body fat and VAT.

In conclusion, higher fasting insulin concentrations in DYSG despite a failing β-cell could be explained by decreased MCRI. Racial/ethnic contrast in insulin dynamics differs by glycemic status and is more pronounced in DYSG manifested by lower PIS and lower MCRI in B vs W youth with no difference in β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity.

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