“ It ’ s not that the clamp technique is new . The novelty is adapting it to studying kids with abnormal blood sugar . That ’ s quite unique .”
KRISTEN NADEAU , MD , MS
Pediatric Endocrinologist
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Capturing the composition of a patient ’ s breath , Dr . Nadeau measures substrate utilization — whether she ’ s burning fat , carbohydrate , protein , or all three — and resting metabolic rate to get a vivid picture of how her insulin is working to metabolize sugar .