RESULTS	Glucose infusion rates in the l-carnitine-treated group increased from 3.8 2.0 ( SD ) mg/kg/min at baseline to 5.0 2.2 mg/kg/min at day 120 ( P = 0.03 ) compared with 4.8 2.4 mg/kg/min at baseline and 4.7 2.4 mg/kg/min at day 120 observed in the control group ( P = 0.8 ) .\