SERUM GROWTH HORMONE RESPONSF TO BROMOCRIPTINE DURING A GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST IN ACROMEGALY

ABSTRACT Serum growth hormone was assayed in eighteen acromegalic patients during an oral glucose tolerance test with and without 2.5 mg bromocriptine. The serum growth hormone levels during the glucose tolerance test with bromocriptine, although significantly lower at two sampling times, do not show any distinct pattern. We conclude that such an acute test will not distinguish the patient who might respond to long term treatment with bromocriptine.