Insulin secretion in non-obese (J-type) diabetics in Papua New Guinea

Nine of ten non-obese non-ketotic diabetics attending Port Moresby General Hospital had detectable C-peptide in plasma. All had received insulin for at least two months at the time of study. It is concluded that many non-obese non-ketotic young diabetics in Papua New Guinea retain pancreatic insulin secretion and so resemble the maturity onset diabetics of "Western" countries.