When people with low growth hormone take their hormone while fasting, their blood sugar goes up a little, but their body doesn’t use more or less glucose overall—so it’s just keeping sugar available without changing how it’s burned.

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Continuation of Growth Hormone (GH) Substitution during Fasting in GH-Deficient Patients Decreases Urea Excretion and Conserves Protein Synthesis<sup>1</sup>

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2001 Jul

The study gave GH to people with GH deficiency while they fasted for 40 hours and found their blood sugar went up a little, but their body didn’t burn more or less sugar overall — just like the claim said.

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Continuation of Growth Hormone (GH) Substitution during Fasting in GH-Deficient Patients Decreases Urea Excretion and Conserves Protein Synthesis<sup>1</sup>

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DOI: 10.1210/JCEM.86.7.7618

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