Introduction: Insulin resistance is linked to endothelial dysfunction. We investigated whether first - degree relatives of type-2 diabetes patients (FDR) present differences in vascular function, glycocalyx thickness and LV deformation at baseline and during postprandial hyperglycemia compared to dysglycaemic or normoglycaemic subjects. Methods: We studied 40 FDR with normal oral glucose test (OGTT), 40 subjects with abnormal OGTT (dysglycaemic) and 20 subjects with normal OGTT without parental history of diabetes (normoglycaemic) with similar clinical characteristics. Glucose, insulin, pulse wave velocity (PWV), central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and augmentation index (AIx) were measured at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120min during OGTT. At 0 a...