Background: Changes in routine clinical chemical indicators of renal function in the hypothyroid state are not well characterized, and are infrequently discussed in standard internal medicine or subspeciality textbooks.

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We compared glucoregulatory responses to intense exercise (14 min at 88% maximum O(2) uptake) between genders (16 men, 12 women). Analysis of covariance of maximum O(2) uptake showed no gender effect, with 82% of variance due to fat-free mass (FFM). Glycemia rose comparably during exercise but was higher in women during recovery (P = 0.02). Glucose production [rate of appearance (R(a)); in mg/min] increased markedly in both; stepwise multiple regression and analysis of covariance of R(a) (peak and incremental area under the curve) showed no effect of gender, body weight, or FFM. Glucose uptake [rate of disappearance (R(d))] increased less than R(a) and slower in women. R(d) area under the curve related to FFM (P = 0.01) but not gender or body weight. Norepinephrine and epinephrine responses (13-18x baseline) were the same and correlated significantly with R(a). Exercise insulin and glucagon changes were slight, but postexercise hyperinsulinemia was greater in women (P = 0.018), along with higher R(d). Therefore, intense exercise glucoregulation is qualitatively similar between genders, with a "feed-forward" regulation of R(a) (consistent with catecholamine mediation). However, women have a lesser R(d) response, related to FFM. This combination leads to greater recovery-period hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia.