Growth
Hormone usually decreases following an elevation in blood glucose
after a meal. It is usually increased during sleep or during starvation. It causes both retention
of sodium and potassium which are required for growth metabolism.
Elevated GH levels increase
IGF-1 blood levels.
Because IGF-1 levels are much more
stable over the course of the
day, they are often a more practical
and reliable measure than GH
levels. Elevated IGF-1 levels almost always indicate
acromegaly
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