THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD SUGAR AND LYMPHOCYTE LEVELS IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

In order to determine the relationship between adreno-cortical activity and sugar metabolism, a study was made of the blood sugar and absolute lymphocyte levels in 21 normal subjects subjected to glucose tolerance tests (Exton-Rose technic). The mean values for the group showed that, as the blood sugar rose, the lymphocytes decreased in number and vice versa. In the first 30 mins. of the test, the change in the blood sugar bore little relationship to the change in the lymphocyte count within each individual. In the 2d 30 mins. of the test, the change in the blood sugar bore a high relationship (inverse) to the change in the lymphocyte count, the correlation coefficient being[long dash]0.85. It is concluded that variations in the blood sugar level result in changes in adreno-cortical activity.