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Roberts GW, Krinsley JS, Preiser JC, Quinn S, Rule PR, Brownlee M, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. Malglycemia in the critical care setting. Part III: Temporal patterns, relative potencies, and hospital mortality. J Crit Care 2024; 81:154537. [PMID: 38364665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The relationship between critical care mortality and combined impact of malglycemia remains undefined. METHODS We assessed the risk-adjusted relationship (n = 4790) between hospital mortality with malglycemia, defined as hypergycemia (hours Glycemic Ratio ≥ 1.1, where GR is quotient of mean ICU blood glucose (BG) and estimated average BG), absolute hypoglycemia (hours BG < 70 mg/dL) and relative hypoglycemia (excursions GR < 0.7 in those with HbA1c ≥ 8%). RESULTS Each malglycemia was independently associated with mortality - hyperglycemia (OR 1.0020/h, 95%CI 1.0009-1.0031, p = 0.0004), absolute hypoglycemia (OR 1.0616/h, 95%CI 1.0190-1.1061, p = 0.0043), and relative hypoglycemia (OR 1.2813/excursion, 95%CI 1.0704-1.5338, p = 0.0069). Absolute (7.4%) and relative hypoglycemia (6.7%) exposure dominated the first 24 h, decreasing thereafter. While hyperglycemia had lower risk association with mortality, it was persistently present across the length-of-stay (68-76% incidence daily), making it the dominant form of malglycemia. Relative contributions in the first five days from hyperglycemia, absolute hypoglycemia and relative hypoglycemia were 60%, 21% and 19% respectively. CONCLUSIONS Absolute and relative hypoglycemia occurred largely in the first 24 h. Relative to all hypoglycemia, the associated mortality from the seemingly less potent but consistently more prevalent hyperglycemia steadily accumulated with increasing length-of-stay. This has important implications for interpretation of study results.
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- Gregory W Roberts
- SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Department of Health Science and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
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- Diabetes Research Emeritus, Biomedical Sciences Emeritus, Einstein Diabetes Research Center, Department of Medicine and Pathology Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington Medicine Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Stefanovski D, Smiley DD, Punjabi NM, Umpierrez GE, Vellanki P. Estimation of glucose absorption, insulin sensitivity, and glucose effectiveness from the oral glucose tolerance test. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024:dgae308. [PMID: 38739548 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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CONTEXT Glucose tolerance during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is affected by variations in glucose effectiveness (GE) and glucose absorption and thus affects minimal model calculations of insulin sensitivity (SI). The widely used OGTT SI by Dalla Man et al. does not account for variances in GE and glucose absorption. OBJECTIVE To develop a novel model that concurrently assesses SI, GE, and glucose absorption. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Academic Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS Eighteen subjects without abnormalities on OGTT (controls) and 88 subjects with diabetes. INTERVENTION All subjects underwent 75-gram 120-minute 6-timepoint OGTT. MAIN OUTCOMES SI from the Dalla Man model was validated with the novel model Si using Bland Altman limits of agreement methodology. Comparisons of SI, GE, and gastrointestinal glucose half-life (GIGt1/2); a surrogate measure for glucose absorption were made between subjects with diabetes and controls. RESULTS In controls and diabetes, the novel model SI was higher than the current OGTT model. SI from both controls (ƿ=0.90, p < 0.001) and diabetes (ƿ=0.77, p < 0.001) has high agreement between models. GE was higher in diabetes (median:0.021 1/min, IQR [interquartile range]: 0.020-0.022) compared to controls (median:0.016 1/min, IQR: 0.015-0.017), p = 0.02. GIGt1/2 was shorter in diabetes (median: 48.404 min, IQR: 54.424-39.426) than in controls (median: 55.086 min, IQR: 61.368-48.502) without statistical difference. CONCLUSIONS Our novel model SI has a good correlation with SI from the widely used Dalla Man's model while concurrently calculating GE and GIGt1/2. Thus, besides estimating SI, our novel model can quantify differences in insulin-independent glucose disposal mechanisms important for diabetes pathophysiology.
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- Darko Stefanovski
- Department of Clinical Studies- New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square, PA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Barkmeier AJ, Herrin J, Swarna KS, Deng Y, Polley EC, Umpierrez GE, Gallindo RJ, Ross JS, Mickelson MM, McCoy RG. Comparative Effectiveness of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, SGLT2 Inhibitors, DPP-4 Inhibitors, and Sulfonylureas for Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina 2024:S2468-6530(24)00229-X. [PMID: 38735641 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2024.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN; OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN
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- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN; OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN
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- OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, Bethesda, MD
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Idrees T, Castro-Revoredo IA, Oh HD, Gavaller MD, Zabala Z, Moreno E, Moazzami B, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Cabb E, Johnson TM, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Guided Insulin Administration in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024; 25:884-888. [PMID: 38460943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rt-CGM) in adjusting insulin therapy in long-term care facilities (LTCF). DESIGN Prospective randomized clinical trial. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS Insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) admitted to LTCF. METHODS Participants in the standard of care wore a blinded CGM with treatment adjusted based on point-of-care capillary glucose results before meals and bedtime (POC group). Participants in the intervention (CGM group) wore a Dexcom G6 CGM with treatment adjusted based on daily CGM profile. Treatment adjustment was performed by the LTCF medical team, with a duration of intervention up to 60 days. The primary endpoint was difference in time in range (TIR 70-180 mg/dL) between treatment groups. RESULTS Among 100 participants (age 74.73 ± 11 years, 80% admitted for subacute rehabilitation and 20% for nursing home care), there were no significant differences in baseline clinical characteristics between groups, and CGM data were compared for a median of 17 days. There were no differences in TIR (53.38% ± 30.16% vs 48.81% ± 28.03%, P = .40), mean daily mean CGM glucose (184.10 ± 43.4 mg/dL vs 190.0 ± 45.82 mg/dL, P = .71), or the percentage of time below range (TBR) <70 mg/dL (0.83% ± 2.59% vs 1.18% ± 3.54%, P = .51), or TBR <54 mg/dL (0.23% ± 0.85% vs 0.56% ± 2.24%, P = .88) between rt-CGM and POC groups. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The use of rtCGM is safe and effective in guiding insulin therapy in patients with T2D in LTCF resulting in a similar improvement in glycemic control compared to POC-guided insulin adjustment.
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- Thaer Idrees
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Huang J, Yeung AM, Bergenstal RM, Castorino K, Cengiz E, Dhatariya K, Niu I, Sherr JL, Umpierrez GE, Klonoff DC. Update on Measuring Ketones. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2024; 18:714-726. [PMID: 36794812 PMCID: PMC11089855 DOI: 10.1177/19322968231152236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Ketone bodies are an energy substrate produced by the liver and used during states of low carbohydrate availability, such as fasting or prolonged exercise. High ketone concentrations can be present with insulin insufficiency and are a key finding in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). During states of insulin deficiency, lipolysis increases and a flood of circulating free fatty acids is converted in the liver into ketone bodies-mainly beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate. During DKA, beta-hydroxybutyrate is the predominant ketone in blood. As DKA resolves, beta-hydroxybutyrate is oxidized to acetoacetate, which is the predominant ketone in the urine. Because of this lag, a urine ketone test might be increasing even as DKA is resolving. Point-of-care tests are available for self-testing of blood ketones and urine ketones through measurement of beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate and are cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Acetone forms through spontaneous decarboxylation of acetoacetate and can be measured in exhaled breath, but currently no device is FDA-cleared for this purpose. Recently, technology has been announced for measuring beta-hydroxybutyrate in interstitial fluid. Measurement of ketones can be helpful to assess compliance with low carbohydrate diets; assessment of acidosis associated with alcohol use, in conjunction with SGLT2 inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, both of which can increase the risk of DKA; and to identify DKA due to insulin deficiency. This article reviews the challenges and shortcomings of ketone testing in diabetes treatment and summarizes emerging trends in the measurement of ketones in the blood, urine, breath, and interstitial fluid.
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norfolk, UK
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Technology Society, Burlingame, CA, USA
- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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Ibrahim M, Ba-Essa E, Alarouj M, Annabi F, Armstrong DG, Bennakhi A, Ceriello A, Elbarbary N, Khochtali I, Karadeniz S, Naz Masood S, Mimouni S, Shaikh S, Tuomilehto J, Umpierrez GE. Recommendations for management of diabetes and its complications during Hajj (Muslim Pilgrimage) - 2024 update. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2024; 212:111647. [PMID: 38569944 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Hajj is an obligatory duty for all healthy adult Muslims once in the lifetime subjected to the ability. Considering the 10.5 % global prevalence of diabetes coupled with the numbers of Muslims performing the Hajj, ∼ 1.8 million in 2023, it is estimated that Muslims with diabetes performing Hajj may exceed 340,000 this year. During Hajj the pattern and amount of their meal, fluid intake and physical activity are markedly altered. Many people with diabetes insist on doing the Hajj duty, thereby creating a medical challenge for themselves and their health care providers. It is therefore important that medical professionals be aware of the potential risks that may be associated with Hajj. People with diabetes may face many health hazards during Hajj including but not limited to the killer triad which might occur during Hajj: Hypoglycemia, Foot injury and Infections. Many precautions should be taken to prevent and treat these potentially serious complications. Risk stratification, medication adjustments, proper clinical assessment, and education before doing Hajj are crucial.
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- Consultant Internist and Endocrinologist, Alrawdah General hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Almani General Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Consultant Internist, Endocrinologist, Program Director of Internal Medicine, Islamic Hospital Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Diabetes Research Unit, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Honarmand K, Sirimaturos M, Hirshberg EL, Bircher NG, Agus MSD, Carpenter DL, Downs CR, Farrington EA, Freire AX, Grow A, Irving SY, Krinsley JS, Lanspa MJ, Long MT, Nagpal D, Preiser JC, Srinivasan V, Umpierrez GE, Jacobi J. Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Glycemic Control for Critically Ill Children and Adults 2024: Executive Summary. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:649-655. [PMID: 38240482 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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- Kimia Honarmand
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Health, Vaughan, ON, Canada
- GUIDE Canada, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- System Critical Care Pharmacy Services Leader, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Adult and Pediatric Critical Care Specialist, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Nurse Anesthesia, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Harvard Medical School and Division Chief, Medical Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Nursing and Clinical Care Services-Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Director of Critical Care, Emeritus, Vagelos Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
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- Division of Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Critical Care Western, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Medical Director for Research and Teaching, Erasme Hospital, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Honarmand K, Sirimaturos M, Hirshberg EL, Bircher NG, Agus MSD, Carpenter DL, Downs CR, Farrington EA, Freire AX, Grow A, Irving SY, Krinsley JS, Lanspa MJ, Long MT, Nagpal D, Preiser JC, Srinivasan V, Umpierrez GE, Jacobi J. Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Glycemic Control for Critically Ill Children and Adults 2024. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:e161-e181. [PMID: 38240484 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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RATIONALE Maintaining glycemic control of critically ill patients may impact outcomes such as survival, infection, and neuromuscular recovery, but there is equipoise on the target blood levels, monitoring frequency, and methods. OBJECTIVES The purpose was to update the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine and American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) guidelines with a new systematic review of the literature and provide actionable guidance for clinicians. PANEL DESIGN The total multiprofessional task force of 22, consisting of clinicians and patient/family advocates, and a methodologist applied the processes described in the ACCM guidelines standard operating procedure manual to develop evidence-based recommendations in alignment with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation Approach (GRADE) methodology. Conflict of interest policies were strictly followed in all phases of the guidelines, including panel selection and voting. METHODS We conducted a systematic review for each Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcomes question related to glycemic management in critically ill children (≥ 42 wk old adjusted gestational age to 18 yr old) and adults, including triggers for initiation of insulin therapy, route of administration, monitoring frequency, role of an explicit decision support tool for protocol maintenance, and methodology for glucose testing. We identified the best available evidence, statistically summarized the evidence, and then assessed the quality of evidence using the GRADE approach. We used the evidence-to-decision framework to formulate recommendations as strong or weak or as a good practice statement. In addition, "In our practice" statements were included when the available evidence was insufficient to support a recommendation, but the panel felt that describing their practice patterns may be appropriate. Additional topics were identified for future research. RESULTS This guideline is an update of the guidelines for the use of an insulin infusion for the management of hyperglycemia in critically ill patients. It is intended for adult and pediatric practitioners to reassess current practices and direct research into areas with inadequate literature. The panel issued seven statements related to glycemic control in unselected adults (two good practice statements, four conditional recommendations, one research statement) and seven statements for pediatric patients (two good practice statements, one strong recommendation, one conditional recommendation, two "In our practice" statements, and one research statement), with additional detail on specific subset populations where available. CONCLUSIONS The guidelines panel achieved consensus for adults and children regarding a preference for an insulin infusion for the acute management of hyperglycemia with titration guided by an explicit clinical decision support tool and frequent (≤ 1 hr) monitoring intervals during glycemic instability to minimize hypoglycemia and against targeting intensive glucose levels. These recommendations are intended for consideration within the framework of the patient's existing clinical status. Further research is required to evaluate the role of individualized glycemic targets, continuous glucose monitoring systems, explicit decision support tools, and standardized glycemic control metrics.
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- Kimia Honarmand
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Health, Vaughan, ON, Canada
- GUIDE Canada, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- System Critical Care Pharmacy Services Leader, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Adult and Pediatric Critical Care Specialist, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Nurse Anesthesia, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Harvard Medical School and Division Chief, Medical Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Nursing and Clinical Care Services-Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Director of Critical Care, Emeritus, Vagelos Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
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- Division of Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Critical Care Western, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Medical Director for Research and Teaching, Erasme Hospital, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Tayek JA, Umpierrez GE. Letter to the Editor From Tayek and Umpierrez: "New Onset or Stress Hyperglycemia and Hospital Mortality Risk". J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024; 109:e1367. [PMID: 37992182 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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- John A Tayek
- Metabolism, Clinical Nutrition, Lipidology and Diabetes Mellitus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of General Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30301, USA
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Cha E, Choi Y, Bancks M, Faulkner MS, Dunbar SB, Umpierrez GE, Reis J, Carnethon MR, Shikany JM, Yan F, Jacobs DR. Longitudinal changes in diet quality and food intake before and after diabetes awareness in American adults: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2024; 12:e003800. [PMID: 38453235 PMCID: PMC10921527 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Limited longitudinal research is available examining how American adults make dietary changes after learning they have diabetes. We examined the associations between diabetes awareness and changes in dietary quality and food intake in a prospective cohort from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A nested case-control design was used. In the original CARDIA study, black and white participants were recruited from four US urban areas and partitioned into one control group (no diabetes over 30-year follow-up) and three case groups (early-onset, intermediate-onset, later-onset diabetes groups) based on timing of diagnosis and first awareness of diabetes. Estimated mean A Priori Diet Quality Score (APDQS), and food subgroup intake were examined at three CARDIA examinations (year (Y)0, Y7, and Y20). The mean APDQS with 95% CIs and food intake (servings/day) were compared across the one control group and three case groups using exam-specific and repeated measures linear regression. RESULTS Among 4576 participants (mean age: 25±4 years; 55% female; 49% black race), 653 incident cases (14.3%) of diabetes were observed over 30 years. APDQS was lowest at Y0 when the diabetes-free participants were aged 18-30 years (61.5-62.8), but increased over 20 years with advancing age across all groups (64.6-73.3). Lower APDQS in young adulthood was associated with a higher incidence of diabetes later in life. Diabetes awareness was associated with a net increase of 2.95 points in APDQS. The greatest increase of APDQS was when people learned of their diabetes for the first time (an increase of 5.71 in early-onset and 6.64 in intermediate-onset diabetes groups, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Advancing age and diabetes awareness were associated with more favorable dietary changes leading to improved diet quality. Optimal diet quality and healthy food intake in young adulthood seem important to prevent diabetes later in life.
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- EunSeok Cha
- College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, The Republic of Korea
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Ibrahim M, Ba-Essa EM, Baker J, Cahn A, Ceriello A, Cosentino F, Davies MJ, Eckel RH, Van Gaal L, Gaede P, Handelsman Y, Klein S, Leslie RD, Pozzilli P, Del Prato S, Prattichizzo F, Schnell O, Seferovic PM, Standl E, Thomas A, Tuomilehto J, Valensi P, Umpierrez GE. Cardio-renal-metabolic disease in primary care setting. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2024; 40:e3755. [PMID: 38115715 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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In the primary care setting providers have more tools available than ever before to impact positively obesity, diabetes, and their complications, such as renal and cardiac diseases. It is important to recognise what is available for treatment taking into account diabetes heterogeneity. For those who develop type 2 diabetes (T2DM), effective treatments are available that for the first time have shown a benefit in reducing mortality and macrovascular complications, in addition to the well-established benefits of glucose control in reducing microvascular complications. Some of the newer medications for treating hyperglycaemia have also a positive impact in reducing heart failure (HF). Technological advances have also contributed to improving the quality of care in patients with diabetes. The use of technology, such as continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM), has improved significantly glucose and glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values, while limiting the frequency of hypoglycaemia. Other technological support derives from the use of predictive algorithms that need to be refined to help predict those subjects who are at great risk of developing the disease and/or its complications, or who may require care by other specialists. In this review we also provide recommendations for the optimal use of the new medications; sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and Glucagon-like peptide-receptor agonists 1 (GLP1RA) in the primary care setting considering the relevance of these drugs for the management of T2DM also in its early stage.
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- Mahmoud Ibrahim
- EDC, Centre for Diabetes Education, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- The Diabetes Unit & Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Blizard Institute, Centre of Immunobiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Centre of Immunobiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
- Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- University of Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes eV at the Helmholtz Centre, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine and Belgrade University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes eV at the Helmholtz Centre, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Diabetes Research Unit, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Polyclinique d'Aubervilliers, Aubervilliers and Paris Nord University, Bobigny, France
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Ebert T, Anker SD, Ruilope LM, Fioretto P, Fonseca V, Umpierrez GE, Birkenfeld AL, Lawatscheck R, Scott C, Rohwedder K, Rossing P. Outcomes With Finerenone in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes by Baseline Insulin Resistance. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:362-370. [PMID: 38151465 PMCID: PMC10909685 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-1420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore whether insulin resistance, assessed by estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR), is associated with cardiorenal risk and whether it modifies finerenone efficacy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In FIDELITY (N = 13,026), patients with type 2 diabetes, either 1) urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of ≥30 to <300 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≥25 to ≤90 mL/min/1.73 m2 or 2) UACR of ≥300 to ≤5,000 mg/g and eGFR of ≥25 mL/min/1.73 m2, who also received optimized renin-angiotensin system blockade, were randomized to finerenone or placebo. Outcomes included cardiovascular (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure) and kidney (kidney failure, sustained decrease of ≥57% in eGFR from baseline, or renal death) composites. eGDR was calculated using waist circumference, hypertension status, and glycated hemoglobin for 12,964 patients. RESULTS Median eGDR was 4.1 mg/kg/min. eGDR CONCLUSIONS Insulin resistance was associated with increased cardiovascular (but not kidney) risk and did not modify finerenone efficacy.
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- Thomas Ebert
- Medical Department III – Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology of German Heart Center Charité; Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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- Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, University Clinic, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases, Helmholtz Center Munich, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Roberts G, Krinsley JS, Preiser JC, Quinn S, Rule PR, Brownlee M, Schwartz M, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. The Glycemic Ratio Is Strongly and Independently Associated With Mortality in the Critically Ill. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2024; 18:335-344. [PMID: 36112804 PMCID: PMC10973871 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221124114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interventional studies investigating blood glucose (BG) management in intensive care units (ICU) have been inconclusive. New insights are needed. We assessed the ability of a new metric, the Glycemic Ratio (GR), to determine the relationship of ICU glucose control relative to preadmission glycemia and mortality. METHODS Retrospective cohort investigation (n = 4790) in an adult medical-surgical ICU included patients with minimum four BGs, hemoglobin (Hgb), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). The GR is the quotient of mean ICU BGs (mBG) and estimated preadmission BG, derived from HbA1c. RESULTS Mortality displayed a J-shaped curve with GR (nadir GR 0.9), independent of background glycemia, consistent for HbA1c <6.5% vs >6.5%, and Hgb >10 g/dL vs <10 g/dL and medical versus surgical. An optimal range of GR 0.80 to 0.99 was associated with decreased mortality compared with GR above and below this range. The mBG displayed a linear relationship with mortality at lower HbA1c but diminished for HbA1c >6.5%, and dependent on preadmission glycemia. In adjusted analysis, GR remained associated with mortality (odds ratio = 2.61, 95% confidence interval = 1.48-4.62, P = .0012), but mBG did not (1.004, 1.000-1.009, .059). A single value on admission was not independently associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS The GR provided new insight into malglycemia that was not apparent using mBG, or an admission value. Mortality was associated with acute change from preadmission glycemia (GR). Further assessment of the impact of GR deviations from the nadir in mortality at GR 0.80 to 0.99, as both relative hypo- and hyperglycemia, and as duration of exposure and intensity, may further define the multifaceted nature of malglycemia.
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- Greg Roberts
- SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Department of Health Science and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Pacific Research Institute, Los Altos Hills, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Research Emeritus, Biomedical Sciences Emeritus, Einstein Diabetes Research Center, Department of Medicine and Pathology Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington Medicine Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medicine Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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Roberts G, Krinsley JS, Preiser JC, Quinn S, Rule PR, Brownlee M, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. Malglycemia in the critical care setting. Part II: Relative and absolute hypoglycemia. J Crit Care 2024; 79:154429. [PMID: 37713997 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The relationship between critical care mortality and hypoglycemia, both relative (>30% below average preadmission glycemia) and absolute (blood glucose (BG) <70 mg/dL (<10 mmol/L)) requires further definition. METHODS We assessed the risk-adjusted relationship between hospital mortality with relative hypoglycemia using the Glycemic Ratio (GR), and with absolute hypoglycemia using BG in a retrospective cohort investigation (n = 4790). RESULTS Relative hypoglycemia excursions below GR 0.7 with a of 24-h non-exposure period between excursions in those with HbA1c ≥ 8% were independently associated with mortality (n = 373, OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.54-4.04, p = 0.0002) but not those with HbA1c < 8% (n = 4417, OR 0.98 95% CI 0.89-1.08, p = 0.70). Hours below GR 0.7 (1.0037, 0.9995-1.0080, 0.0846) or minimum GR (0.0896, 0.0030-2.6600, 0.1632) were not independently associated with outcome. Absolute hypoglycemia occurred across the HbA1c spectrum in a U-shaped pattern. There was no difference in mortality associated with exposure to BG < 70 mg/dL for HbA1c ≥ 6.5% vs <6.5% (29.7% vs 24.3%, p = 0.77). Hours below 70 mg/dL demonstrated strongest association with outcome, while minimum BG, and excursions below 70 mg/dL were also independently associated. CONCLUSIONS Relative hypoglycemia represented by excursions below GR 0.7 in those with HbA1c ≥ 8% occurred commonly and was independently associated with mortality. Absolute hypoglycemia had similar association with mortality regardless of HbA1c.
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- Greg Roberts
- SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Department of Health Science and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
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- Diabetes Research Emeritus, Biomedical Sciences Emeritus, Einstein Diabetes Research Center, Department of Medicine and Pathology Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington Medicine Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Kaminski CY, Galindo RJ, Navarrete JE, Zabala Z, Moazzami B, Gerges A, McCoy RG, Fayfman M, Vellanki P, Idrees T, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Assessment of Glycemic Control by Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Hemoglobin A1c, Fructosamine, and Glycated Albumin in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease and Burnt-Out Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:267-271. [PMID: 38085705 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with diabetes and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) may experience "burnt-out diabetes," defined as having an HbA1c value <6.5% without antidiabetic therapy for >6 months. We aim to assess glycemic control by continuous glucose monitoring (Dexcom G6 CGM) metrics and glycemic markers in ESKD patients on hemodialysis with burnt-out diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this pilot prospective study, glycemic control was assessed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), HbA1c measures, and glycated albumin and fructosamine measurements in patients with burnt-out diabetes (n = 20) and without a history of diabetes (n = 20). RESULTS Patients with burnt-out diabetes had higher CGM-measured daily glucose levels, lower percent time in the range 70-180 mg/dL, higher percent time above range (>250 mg/dL), and longer duration of hyperglycemia >180 mg/dL (hours/day) compared with patients without diabetes (all P < 0.01). HbA1c and fructosamine levels were similar; however, patients with burnt-out diabetes had higher levels of glycated albumin than did patients without diabetes. CONCLUSIONS The use of CGM demonstrated that patients with burnt-out diabetes have significant undiagnosed hyperglycemia. CGM and glycated albumin provide better assessment of glycemic control than do values of HbA1c and fructosamine in patients with ESKD.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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Tian T, Aaron RE, Seley JJ, Longo R, Nayberg I, Umpierrez GE, Levy CJ, Klonoff DC. Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors Upon Hospital Discharge of People With Diabetes: Promise, Barriers, and Opportunity. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2024; 18:207-214. [PMID: 37784246 PMCID: PMC10899827 DOI: 10.1177/19322968231200847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have increasingly been used in ambulatory and inpatient or hospital settings to improve glycemic outcomes for people with diabetes. Given their capacity to aid individuals in avoiding hypo- and hyperglycemia, they may also be useful when transitioning from hospital to home by reducing rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits. Several types of barriers presently exist that make the deployment of CGMs at the time of hospital discharge problematic, including (1) regulatory, (2) behavioral, (3) logistical, (4) technical, (5) staffing, and (6) systemic issues. In this commentary, we review the literature, discuss these barriers, and propose possible solutions to facilitate the use of CGMs in people with diabetes at the time of hospital discharge.
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- Tiffany Tian
- Diabetes Technology Society, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, MA, USA
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- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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Galindo RJ, Uppal T, McCoy RG, Umpierrez GE, Ali MK. Use and continuity of weight-modifying medications among adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity: US population study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2023; 31:2924-2935. [PMID: 37919239 PMCID: PMC10840906 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Trends in use and continuity of use of diabetes-specific and non-diabetes weight-reducing (WR), weight-inducing (WI), and weight-neutral (WN) medications were examined among US adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity. METHODS Serial cross-sectional data from Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (2010-2019) for adults (≥18 years) with diabetes and BMI ≥27 kg/m2 (≥25 kg/m2 for Asians) were analyzed. RESULTS Among 7402 US adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity (mean age 60.0 years [SD 13], 50% female), 64.9% of participants used any WI medications, decreasing from 68.9% (95% CI: 64.3%-73.5%) in 2010 to 58.6% (95% CI: 54.7%-62.5%) in 2019. It was estimated that 13.5% used WR medications, increasing 3.31-fold, from 6.4% (95% CI: 4.1%-8.7%) to 21.2% (95% CI: 18.0%-24.4%) and that 73.1% used WN medications, ranging from 70.5% (95% CI: 66.5-74.6) to 75.0% (95% CI: 71.7%-78.4%). Among adults using diabetes-specific WI (53.7%), WR (7.1%), and WN (62.4%) medications during the first year, 7.3%, 16.4%, and 9.0% discontinued it in the second year, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Over 2010-2019, 64.9% of adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity were treated with WI medications, 13.5% with WR medications, and 73.1% with WN medications. Discontinuation of WR medications was nearly twice that of WI medications.
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- Rodolfo J. Galindo
- Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital, 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30303
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital, 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30303
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
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Idrees T, Umpierrez GE. Beyond pounds: What else could be lost? J Diabetes Complications 2023; 37:108649. [PMID: 37992414 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2023.108649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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- Thaer Idrees
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Spanakis EK, Cook CB, Kulasa K, Aloi JA, Bally L, Davis G, Dungan KM, Galindo RJ, Mendez CE, Pasquel FJ, Shah VN, Umpierrez GE, Aaron RE, Tian T, Yeung AM, Huang J, Klonoff DC. A Consensus Statement for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Metrics for Inpatient Clinical Trials. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2023; 17:1527-1552. [PMID: 37592726 PMCID: PMC10658683 DOI: 10.1177/19322968231191104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Diabetes Technology Society organized an expert consensus panel to develop metrics for research in the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in a hospital setting. The experts met virtually in small groups both before and after an April 13, 2023 virtual meeting of the entire panel. The goal of the panel was to develop consensus definitions in anticipation of greater use of CGMs in hospital settings in the future. Establishment of consensus definitions of inpatient analytical metrics will be easier to compare outcomes between studies. Panelists defined terms related to 10 dimensions of measurements related to the use of CGMs including (1) hospital hypoglycemia, (2) hospital hyperglycemia, (3) hospital time in range, (4) hospital glycemic variability, (5) hospital glycemia risk index, (6) accuracy of CGM devices and reference methods for CGMs in the hospital, (7) meaningful time blocks for hospital glycemic goals, (8) hospital CGM data sufficiency, (9) using CGM data for insulin dosing, and (10) miscellaneous factors. The panelists voted on 51 proposed recommendations. Based on the panel vote, 51 recommendations were classified as either strong (43) or mild (8). Additional research is needed on CGM performance in the hospital. This consensus report is intended to support that type of research intended to improve outcomes for hospitalized people with diabetes.
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- Elias K. Spanakis
- Baltimore VA Medical Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Diabetes Technology Society, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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Rosas SE, Ruilope LM, Anker SD, Pitt B, Rossing P, Bonfanti AAC, Correa-Rotter R, González F, Munoz CFJ, Pergola P, Umpierrez GE, Scalise A, Scott C, Lawatscheck R, Joseph A, Bakris GL. Finerenone in Hispanic Patients With CKD and Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc FIDELITY Analysis. Kidney Med 2023; 5:100704. [PMID: 37745646 PMCID: PMC10514441 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Rationale & Objective In FIDELITY, finerenone improved cardiorenal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes. This analysis explores the efficacy and safety of finerenone in Hispanic patients. Study Design Post hoc analysis of the FIDELITY prespecified pooled analysis of the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD randomized control trials. Setting & Participants Patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio [UACR] of ≥30 to <300 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] of ≥25-≤90 mL/min/1.73 m2, or UACR of ≥300 to ≤5,000 and eGFR of ≥25 mL/min/1.73 m2) on optimized renin-angiotensin system blockade. Intervention Finerenone or placebo. Outcomes Cardiovascular composite (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure); kidney composite (kidney failure, sustained ≥57% eGFR decline, or renal death); change in UACR. Results Of 13,026 patients, 2,099 (16.1%) self-identified as Hispanic. Median follow-up was 3.0 years. The cardiovascular composite outcome occurred in 10.0% of Hispanic patients receiving Finerenone and in 12.3% of Hispanic patients receiving placebo (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.62-1.04). This was consistent with non-Hispanic patients (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.79-0.97; Pinteraction= 0.59). The kidney composite outcome occurred in 6.5% and 6.6% of Hispanic patients with finerenone and placebo, respectively (HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.67-1.33). The risk reduction was consistent with that observed in non-Hispanic patients (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.64-0.87; Pinteraction= 0.22). Finerenone reduced UACR by 32% at month 4 in both Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients versus placebo (P < 0.001 for both patient groups). The safety profile of finerenone and incidence of hyperkalemia was similar between Hispanic and non-Hispanic patient groups. Limitations Small sample size, short follow-up time, and lower treatment adherence in the Hispanic population. Conclusions Overall, the efficacy and safety of finerenone were similar in Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes. Funding Bayer AG. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02540993, NCT02545049. Plain-Language Summary Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes occurs more frequently in Hispanic patients than in non-Hispanic patients, with a more rapid progression to kidney failure. Treatment with finerenone reduces the risk of having a kidney or heart event (such as starting dialysis or having a heart attack) in patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes. Because clinical trials that investigate treatments for CKD and type 2 diabetes have not included enough Hispanic patients, the benefits of treatments particularly for Hispanic patients are frequently unknown. This study explores the benefits of finerenone in Hispanic patients. Overall, the study shows that finerenone can provide kidney and heart benefits in Hispanic patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes, as it does in non-Hispanic patients.
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- Sylvia E. Rosas
- Kidney and Hypertension Unit, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Department of Nephrology Hospital del Salvador, Santiago, Chile
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- Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Kidney and Hypertension Unit, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Clinica de la Costa-Universidad Simon Bolivar, Barranquilla, Colombia
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Department of Nephrology Hospital del Salvador, Santiago, Chile
- Colombian College of Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Intervention, Bogota, Colombia
- Renal Associates, PA, San Antonio, TX
- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Bayer Hispania S.L, Spain
- Data Science and Analytics, Bayer PLC, Reading, UK
- Clinical Research, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
- Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Aleppo G, Hirsch IB, Parkin CG, McGill J, Galindo R, Kruger DF, Levy CJ, Forlenza GP, Umpierrez GE, Grunberger G, Bergenstal RM. Coverage for Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Nonintensive Therapies: An Evidence-Based Approach to Policymaking. Diabetes Technol Ther 2023; 25:741-751. [PMID: 37471068 PMCID: PMC10611973 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2023.0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Numerous studies have demonstrated the clinical benefits of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) who are treated with intensive insulin regimens. Based on this evidence, CGM is now a standard of care for individuals within these diabetes populations and widely covered by commercial and public insurers. Moreover, recent clinical guidelines from the American Diabetes Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology now endorse CGM use in individuals treated with nonintensive insulin regimens. However, despite increasing evidence supporting CGM use for individuals treated with less-intensive insulin therapy or noninsulin medications, insurance coverage is limited or nonexistent. This narrative review reports key findings from recent randomized, observational, and retrospective studies investigating use of CGM in T2D individuals treated with basal insulin only and/or noninsulin therapies and presents an evidence-based rationale for expanding access to CGM within this population.
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- Grazia Aleppo
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Lennar Medical Center, UMiami Health System, Jackson Memorial Health System, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone & Mineral, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hao S, Cossen K, Westbrook AL, Umpierrez GE, Vellanki P. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Long-term Insulin Requirements in Youths with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Endocr Pract 2023; 29:754-761. [PMID: 37451650 PMCID: PMC10910395 DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in both adults and children. We investigated the clinical course of new-onset type 2 diabetes in youth presenting with DKA during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS This single-center retrospective cohort study included 148 subjects with obesity aged 10 to 21 years, admitted with DKA from January 2018 to January 2022. Groups were defined by the presence of DKA precipitant: any infection (n = 38, 26%), which included the SARS-CoV-2 (n = 10, 7%) and other infection (n = 28, 19%) groups, and no infection (n = 110, 74%). The primary outcome was insulin discontinuation within a 12-month follow-up. RESULTS The mean age was 14.9 years (IQR, 13.8-16.5), and age-adjusted body mass index (%) was 99.1 (IQR, 98.0-99.5) with 85.8% identifying as Black or Hispanic. There were no differences in DKA severity among groups. The incidence of DKA was higher during the pandemic (March 2020-January 2022, n = 117) than in the prepandemic period (January 2018-February 2020, n = 31). Within the first year after the acute DKA episode, 46 patients discontinued all insulin within 9 months (IQR, 4-14). Sixteen subjects restarted insulin 10 months (IQR, 6.5-11.0) after insulin discontinuation. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 at diagnosis was not associated with the likelihood (P =.57) or timing (P =.27) of discontinuing all insulin within 1 year, nor was having any infection. CONCLUSION The incidence of DKA at the onset of type 2 diabetes was higher during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic than in the prepandemic period. SARS-CoV-2 infection was not associated with DKA severity or insulin discontinuation within the first year of diagnosis in youth with new-onset type 2 diabetes and DKA.
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- Shuai Hao
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Klonoff DC, Wang J, Rodbard D, Kohn MA, Li C, Liepmann D, Kerr D, Ahn D, Peters AL, Umpierrez GE, Seley JJ, Xu NY, Nguyen KT, Simonson G, Agus MSD, Al-Sofiani ME, Armaiz-Pena G, Bailey TS, Basu A, Battelino T, Bekele SY, Benhamou PY, Bequette BW, Blevins T, Breton MD, Castle JR, Chase JG, Chen KY, Choudhary P, Clements MA, Close KL, Cook CB, Danne T, Doyle FJ, Drincic A, Dungan KM, Edelman SV, Ejskjaer N, Espinoza JC, Fleming GA, Forlenza GP, Freckmann G, Galindo RJ, Gomez AM, Gutow HA, Heinemann L, Hirsch IB, Hoang TD, Hovorka R, Jendle JH, Ji L, Joshi SR, Joubert M, Koliwad SK, Lal RA, Lansang MC, Lee WA(A, Leelarathna L, Leiter LA, Lind M, Litchman ML, Mader JK, Mahoney KM, Mankovsky B, Masharani U, Mathioudakis NN, Mayorov A, Messler J, Miller JD, Mohan V, Nichols JH, Nørgaard K, O’Neal DN, Pasquel FJ, Philis-Tsimikas A, Pieber T, Phillip M, Polonsky WH, Pop-Busui R, Rayman G, Rhee EJ, Russell SJ, Shah VN, Sherr JL, Sode K, Spanakis EK, Wake DJ, Waki K, Wallia A, Weinberg ME, Wolpert H, Wright EE, Zilbermint M, Kovatchev B. A Glycemia Risk Index (GRI) of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Validated by Clinician Ratings. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2023; 17:1226-1242. [PMID: 35348391 PMCID: PMC10563532 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221085273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A composite metric for the quality of glycemia from continuous glucose monitor (CGM) tracings could be useful for assisting with basic clinical interpretation of CGM data. METHODS We assembled a data set of 14-day CGM tracings from 225 insulin-treated adults with diabetes. Using a balanced incomplete block design, 330 clinicians who were highly experienced with CGM analysis and interpretation ranked the CGM tracings from best to worst quality of glycemia. We used principal component analysis and multiple regressions to develop a model to predict the clinician ranking based on seven standard metrics in an Ambulatory Glucose Profile: very low-glucose and low-glucose hypoglycemia; very high-glucose and high-glucose hyperglycemia; time in range; mean glucose; and coefficient of variation. RESULTS The analysis showed that clinician rankings depend on two components, one related to hypoglycemia that gives more weight to very low-glucose than to low-glucose and the other related to hyperglycemia that likewise gives greater weight to very high-glucose than to high-glucose. These two components should be calculated and displayed separately, but they can also be combined into a single Glycemia Risk Index (GRI) that corresponds closely to the clinician rankings of the overall quality of glycemia (r = 0.95). The GRI can be displayed graphically on a GRI Grid with the hypoglycemia component on the horizontal axis and the hyperglycemia component on the vertical axis. Diagonal lines divide the graph into five zones (quintiles) corresponding to the best (0th to 20th percentile) to worst (81st to 100th percentile) overall quality of glycemia. The GRI Grid enables users to track sequential changes within an individual over time and compare groups of individuals. CONCLUSION The GRI is a single-number summary of the quality of glycemia. Its hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia components provide actionable scores and a graphical display (the GRI Grid) that can be used by clinicians and researchers to determine the glycemic effects of prescribed and investigational treatments.
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- David C. Klonoff
- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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- Florida State University College of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics Consultants LLC, Potomac, MD, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Florida State University College of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Technology Society, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Diabetes Center Auf der Bult, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Steno Diabetes Center North Denmark, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Diabetes Center, Beijing, China
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles County Department of Health Service, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India
- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India
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- Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Ipswich Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust and University of East Anglia, Ipswich, UK
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- Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Research Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Galindo RJ, Moazzami B, Scioscia MF, Zambrano C, Albury BS, Saling J, Vellanki P, Pasquel FJ, Davis GM, Fayfman M, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of IDegLira Versus Basal-Bolus in Patients With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes and Very High HbA1c ≥9-15%: DUAL HIGH Trial. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:1640-1645. [PMID: 37459574 PMCID: PMC10465828 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-2426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and HbA1c >9.0-10.0%, guidelines recommend treatment with basal-bolus insulin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This randomized trial compared the efficacy and safety of insulin degludec and liraglutide (IDegLira) and basal-bolus among participants with high HbA1c ≥9.0-15.0%, previously treated with 2 or 3 oral agents and/or basal insulin, allocated (1:1) to basal-bolus (n = 73) or IDegLira (n = 72). The primary end point was noninferiority (0.4%) in HbA1c reduction between groups. RESULTS Among 145 participants (HbA1c 10.8% ± 1.3), there was no statistically significant difference in HbA1c reduction (3.18% ± 2.29 vs. 3.00% ± 1.79, P = 0.65; estimated treatment difference (ETD) 0.18%, 95% CI -0.59, 0.94) between the IDegLira and basal-bolus groups. IDegLira resulted in significantly lower rates of hypoglycemia <70 mg/dL (26% vs. 48%, P = 0.008; odds ratio 0.39, 95% CI 0.19, 0.78), and less weight gain (1.24 ± 8.33 vs. 5.84 ± 6.18 kg, P = 0.001; ETD -4.60, 95% CI -7.33, -1.87). CONCLUSIONS In participants with T2D and HbA1c ≥9.0-15.0%, IDegLira resulted in similar HbA1c reduction, less hypoglycemia, and less weight gain compared with the basal-bolus regimen.
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- Rodolfo J. Galindo
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Deartment of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Egeolu M, Caleon RL, Manishimwe E, Zabala ZE, Moazzami B, Gerges A, O'Keefe GD, Navarrete J, Galindo RJ, McCoy RG, Vellanki P, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Diabetic retinopathy in African-Americans with end-stage kidney disease: a cross-sectional study on prevalence and impact on quality of life. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2023; 11:e003373. [PMID: 37402594 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence, severity, and quality of life (QoL) impact of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among African-Americans (AAs) with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing dialysis are unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 93 AA adults with diabetes and ESKD. The diagnosis of DR was based on a review of medical records and/or a positive photograph with a portable hand-held device reviewed by both artificial intelligence software and a retinal specialist. QoL, physical disability social determinants of health (SDoHs) were assessed by standardized questionnaires. RESULTS The prevalence of DR was 75%, with 33% of participants having mild, 9.6% moderate and 57.4% severe DR. A total of 43% had normal visual acuity; 45% had moderate visual impairment; and 12% had severe visual impairment. We found a high burden of disease, multiple SDoH challenges, and low QoL and general health among patients with ESKD. The presence of DR had no significant impact on physical health and QoL compared with participants without DR. CONCLUSIONS DR is present in 75% of AA patients with diabetes and ESKD on haemodialysis. ESKD has a significant burden on general health and QoL; however, DR has a minor additional impact on the overall physical health and QoL in people with ESKD.
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- Michelle Egeolu
- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Emory University Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Emory University Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Departent of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Galindo RJ, Inselman SA, Umpierrez GE, Moazzami B, Munoz Mendoza J, Ali MK, Tuttle KR, McCoy RG. National Trends in Glucagon Prescriptions Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes and End-Stage Kidney Disease Treated by Dialysis: 2013-2017. Diabetes Care 2023:148888. [PMID: 37167455 PMCID: PMC10300513 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Rodolfo J Galindo
- Division of Endocrinology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, and Institute of Translational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Providence Medical Research Center, Providence Inland Northwest Health, Spokane, WA
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Roberts G, Krinsley JS, Preiser JC, Quinn S, Rule PR, Brownlee M, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. Malglycemia in the critical care setting. Part I: Defining hyperglycemia in the critical care setting using the glycemic ratio. J Crit Care 2023; 77:154327. [PMID: 37178493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Stress-induced hyperglycemia (SIH) is conventionally represented by Blood Glucose (BG) although recent evidence indicates the Glycemic Ratio (GR, quotient of mean BG and estimated preadmission BG) is a superior prognostic marker. We assessed the association between in-hospital mortality and SIH, using BG and GR in an adult medical-surgical ICU. METHODS We included patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and minimum four BGs in a retrospective cohort investigation (n = 4790). RESULTS A critical SIH threshold of GR 1.1 was identified. Mortality increased with increasing exposure to GR ≥ 1.1 (r2 = 0.94, p = 0.0007). Duration of exposure to BG ≥ 180 mg/dL demonstrated a less robust association with mortality (r2 = 0.75, p = 0.059). In risk-adjusted analyses, hours GR ≥ 1.1 (OR 1.0014, 95%CI (1.0003-1.0026), p = 0.0161) and hours BG ≥ 180 mg/dL (OR 1.0080, 95%CI (1.0034-1.0126), p = 0.0006) were associated with mortality. In the cohort with no exposure to hypoglycemia however, only hours GR ≥ 1.1 was associated with mortality (OR 1.0027, 95%CI (1.0012-1.0043), p = 0.0007), not BG ≥ 180 mg/dL (OR 1.0031, 95%CI (0.9949-1.0114), p = 0.50) and this relationship remained intact for those who never experienced BG outside the 70-180 mg/dL range (n = 2494). CONCLUSIONS Clinically significant SIH commenced above GR 1.1. Mortality was associated with hours of exposure to GR ≥ 1.1 which was a superior marker of SIH compared to BG.
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- Greg Roberts
- SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Health Science and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
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- PRI, Los Altos Hills, CA, United States of America
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- Diabetes Research Emeritus, Biomedical Sciences Emeritus, Einstein Diabetes Research Center, Department of Medicine and Pathology Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States of America.
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington Medicine Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
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Samson SL, Vellanki P, Blonde L, Christofides EA, Galindo RJ, Hirsch IB, Isaacs SD, Izuora KE, Low Wang CC, Twining CL, Umpierrez GE, Valencia WM. American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm - 2023 Update. Endocr Pract 2023; 29:305-340. [PMID: 37150579 DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2023.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This consensus statement provides (1) visual guidance in concise graphic algorithms to assist with clinical decision-making of health care professionals in the management of persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve patient care and (2) a summary of details to support the visual guidance found in each algorithm. METHODS The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) selected a task force of medical experts who updated the 2020 AACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm based on the 2022 AACE Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan and consensus of task force authors. RESULTS This algorithm for management of persons with type 2 diabetes includes 11 distinct sections: (1) Principles for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes; (2) Complications-Centric Model for the Care of Persons with Overweight/Obesity; (3) Prediabetes Algorithm; (4) Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Algorithm: Dyslipidemia; (5) Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Algorithm: Hypertension; (6) Complications-Centric Algorithm for Glycemic Control; (7) Glucose-Centric Algorithm for Glycemic Control; (8) Algorithm for Adding/Intensifying Insulin; (9) Profiles of Antihyperglycemic Medications; (10) Profiles of Weight-Loss Medications (new); and (11) Vaccine Recommendations for Persons with Diabetes Mellitus (new), which summarizes recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CONCLUSIONS Aligning with the 2022 AACE diabetes guideline update, this 2023 diabetes algorithm update emphasizes lifestyle modification and treatment of overweight/obesity as key pillars in the management of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus and highlights the importance of appropriate management of atherosclerotic risk factors of dyslipidemia and hypertension. One notable new theme is an emphasis on a complication-centric approach, beyond glucose levels, to frame decisions regarding first-line pharmacologic choices for the treatment of persons with diabetes. The algorithm also includes access/cost of medications as factors related to health equity to consider in clinical decision-making.
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- Susan L Samson
- Chair of Task Force; Chair of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Vice Chair of Task Force; Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University; Section Chief, Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Director, Ochsner Diabetes Clinical Research Unit, Frank Riddick Diabetes Institute, Department of Endocrinology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Director, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, Lennar Medical Center, UMiami Health System; Director, Diabetes Management, Jackson Memorial Health System, Miami, Florida
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- Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Maine Medical Center, Maine Health, Scarborough, Maine
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- Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism; Chief of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Grady Health Systems, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Center for Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Idrees T, Zabala ZE, Moreno EM, Gerges A, Urrutia MA, Ruiz JG, Vaughan C, Vellanki P, Pasquel FJ, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. The effects of aging and frailty on inpatient glycemic control by continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 198:110603. [PMID: 36871877 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Older adults with diabetes in the hospital are generally managed similarly to younger adults, however, it is unknown if the degree of frailty can affect glucose control among hospitalized patients. METHODS We examined glycemic parameters derived from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in older adults with type 2 diabetes and frailty who were hospitalized in non-acute settings. Data was pooled from 3 prospective studies using CGM including 97 patients wearing Libre CGM sensors and 166 patients wearing Dexcom G6 CGM. Glycemic parameters (time in range (TIR) 70-180; time below range (TBR) <70 and 54 mg/dl) by CGM were compared between 103 older adults ≥60 years and 168 younger adults <60 years. Frailty was assessed using validated laboratory and vital signs frailty index FI-LAB (n = 85), and its effect on hypoglycemia risk was studied. RESULTS Older adults, as compared to younger adults, had significantly lower admission HbA1c (8.76% ± 1.82 vs. 10.25% ± 2.29, p < 0.001), blood glucose (203.89 ± 88.65 vs. 247.86 ± 124.17 mg/dl, p = 0.003), mean daily BG (173.9 ± 41.3 vs. 183.6 ± 45.0 mg/dl, p = 0.07) and higher percent TIR 70-180 mg/dl (59.0 ± 25.6% vs. 51.0 ± 26.1%, p = 0.02) during hospital stay. There was no difference in hypoglycemia occurrence between older and younger adults. Higher FI-LAB score was associated with higher % CGM < 70 mg/dl (0.204) and % CGM < 54 mg/dl (0.217). CONCLUSION Older adults with type 2 diabetes have better glycemic control prior to admission and during hospital stay compared to younger adults. Frailty is associated with longer presence of hypoglycemia in non-acute hospital settings.
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- T Idrees
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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McCoy RG, Herrin J, Galindo RJ, Sindhu Swarna K, Umpierrez GE, Hill Golden S, O'Connor PJ. All-cause mortality after hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic emergencies among U.S. adults with diabetes, 2011-2020. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 197:110263. [PMID: 36693542 PMCID: PMC10023431 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Estimated all-cause mortality within 30-days of hypoglycemic emergencies is 0.8 % in adults with type 1 diabetes and 1.7 % with type 2 diabetes; and within 30-days of hyperglycemic emergencies, it is 1.2 % with type 1 diabetes and 2.8 % with type 2 diabetes. These rates changed little between 2011 and 2020.
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- Rozalina G McCoy
- Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, United States.
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Diabetes Center at Lennar Medical Foundation, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, United States; OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN, United States
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Center for Chronic Care Innovation, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Herges JR, Galindo RJ, Neumiller JJ, Heien HC, Umpierrez GE, McCoy RG. Glucagon Prescribing and Costs Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes, 2011-2021. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:620-627. [PMID: 36630526 PMCID: PMC10020025 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize contemporary trends in glucagon fill rates and expenditures in a nationwide cohort of adults with diabetes overall and by key demographic and clinical characteristics. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we examined 1) glucagon fill rates per 1,000 person-years and 2) patient out-of-pocket and health plan costs per filled glucagon dose among adults with diabetes included in OptumLabs Data Warehouse between 1 January 2011 and 31 March 2021. RESULTS The study population comprised 2,814,464 adults with diabetes with a mean age of 62.8 (SD 13.2) years. The overall glucagon fill rate decreased from 2.91 to 2.28 per 1,000 person-years (-22%) over the study period. In groups at high risk for severe hypoglycemia, glucagon fill rates increased from 22.46 to 36.76 per 1,000 person-years (64%) among patients with type 1 diabetes, 11.64 to 16.63 per 1,000 person-years (43%) among those treated with short-acting insulin, and 16.08 to 20.12 per 1,000 person-years (25%) among those with a history of severe hypoglycemia. White patients, women, individuals with high income, and commercially insured patients had higher glucagon fill rates compared with minority patients, males, individuals with low income, and Medicare Advantage patients, respectively. Total cost per dosing unit increased from $157.97 to $275.32 (74%) among commercial insurance beneficiaries and from $150.37 to $293.57 (95%) among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. CONCLUSIONS Glucagon fill rates are concerningly low and declined between 2011 and 2021 but increased in appropriate subgroups with type 1 diabetes, using short-acting insulin, or with a history of severe hypoglycemia. Fill rates were disproportionately low among minority patients and individuals with low income.
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- Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN
- Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN
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Hao S, Umpierrez GE, Vellanki P. Intervention with Therapeutic Agents, Understanding the Path to Remission to Type 2 Diabetes: Part 2. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2023; 52:39-47. [PMID: 36754496 PMCID: PMC10158502 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2022.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by progressive decline in pancreatic β-cell function. Newer agents, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) and dual incretin agonists, can augment β-cell function and delay the need for additional antihyperglycemics. However, the effect on β-cell function ceases after stopping the medications. When combined with intensive lifestyle modifications, higher doses of GLP-1RA than those used for diabetes treatment can be used to induce weight loss. More research is needed on whether the weight loss achieved with GLP1-RA can be sustained after stopping medication and in turn can sustain diabetes remission.
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- Shuai Hao
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 1400 Tullie Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Southeast, Glenn Building, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Southeast, Glenn Building, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Hao S, Umpierrez GE, Daley T, Vellanki P. Intervention with Therapeutic Agents, Understanding the Path to Remission in Type 2 Diabetes: Part 1. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2023; 52:27-38. [PMID: 36754495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by progressive decline in pancreatic β-cell function. Studies in adult subjects with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes have reported that intensive insulin therapy followed by various antihyperglycemic medications can delay β-cell decline. However, this improvement is lost after cessation of therapy. In contrast, youth with type 2 diabetes experience a more rapid loss in β-cell function compared with adults and have loss of β-cell function despite being on insulin and other antihyperglycemic medications. In part one of this two-part review, we discuss studies aiming to achieve diabetes remission with insulin and oral antidiabetic medications.
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- Shuai Hao
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 1400 Tullie Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Southeast, Glenn Building, Room 205, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 1400 Tullie Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Southeast, Glenn Building, Room 205, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Cherney DZI, Ferrannini E, Umpierrez GE, Peters AL, Rosenstock J, Powell DR, Davies MJ, Banks P, Agarwal R. Efficacy and safety of sotagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023; 25:1646-1657. [PMID: 36782093 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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AIM To assess the efficacy and safety of sotagliflozin, a dual inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporters 1 and 2, in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD3). MATERIALS AND METHODS This phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluated sotagliflozin 200 and 400 mg in 787 patients with T2D and an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 30-59 ml/min/1.73m2 . The primary objective was superiority of week 26 HbA1c reductions with sotagliflozin versus placebo. Secondary endpoints included changes in other glycaemic and renal endpoints overall and in CKD3 subgroups. RESULTS At 26 weeks, the placebo-adjusted mean change in HbA1c (from a baseline of 8.3% ± 1.0%) was -0.1% (95% CI: -0.2% to 0.05%; P = .2095) and -0.2% (-0.4% to -0.09%; P = .0021) in the sotagliflozin 200 and 400 mg groups, respectively. Significant reductions in fasting plasma glucose and body weight, but not systolic blood pressure, were observed. Among patients with at least A2 albuminuria at week 26, the urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) was reduced with both sotagliflozin doses relative to placebo. At week 52, UACR was reduced with sotagliflozin 200 mg in the CKD3B group. Adverse events (AEs), including serious AEs, were similar between the treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS After 26 weeks, HbA1c was significantly reduced with sotagliflozin 400 but not 200 mg compared with placebo in this CKD3 cohort. UACR in patients with at least A2 albuminuria was reduced with each of the two doses at 26 weeks, but changes were not sustained at week 52. The safety findings were consistent with previous reports (NCT03242252).
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- David Z I Cherney
- Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, USA
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- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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McCoy RG, Herrin J, Galindo RJ, Swarna KS, Umpierrez GE, Golden SH, O’Connor PJ. Rates of Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Emergencies Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes, 2011-2020. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:e69-e71. [PMID: 36520618 PMCID: PMC9887609 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Rozalina G. McCoy
- Division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- OptumLabs, Eden Prairie, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Center for Chronic Care Innovation, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN
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Rossing P, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Filippatos G, Pitt B, Ruilope LM, Fonseca V, Umpierrez GE, Caramori ML, Joseph A, Lambelet M, Lawatscheck R, Bakris GL. Finerenone in patients across the spectrum of chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023; 25:407-416. [PMID: 36193847 PMCID: PMC10092103 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIMS To explore the modifying effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use on outcomes with finerenone across a wide spectrum of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the pooled analysis of FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with T2D and CKD treated with optimized renin-angiotensin system blockade were randomized to finerenone or placebo. Effects of finerenone on a cardiovascular composite outcome (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure) and a kidney composite outcome (kidney failure, sustained ≥57% estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] decline, or renal death), change in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and safety were analysed by GLP-1RA use. RESULTS Of 13 026 patients, 944 (7.2%) used GLP-1RAs at baseline. Finerenone reduced the risk of the cardiovascular composite outcome (hazard ratio [HR] 0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.52-1.11 with GLP-1RA; HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.79-0.96 without GLP-1RA; P-interaction = 0.63) and the kidney composite outcome (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.45-1.48 with GLP-1RA; HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.67-0.89 without GLP-1RA; P-interaction = 0.79) irrespective of baseline GLP-1RA use. Reduction in UACR with finerenone at Month 4 was -38% in patients with baseline GLP-1RA use compared with -31% in those without GLP-1RA use (P-interaction = 0.03). Overall safety and incidence of hyperkalaemia were similar, irrespective of GLP-1RA use. CONCLUSIONS The cardiorenal benefits of finerenone on composite cardiovascular and kidney outcomes and UACR reduction in patients with CKD and T2D appear to be maintained, regardless of GLP-1RA use. Subsequent studies are needed to investigate any potential benefit of this combination.
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- Peter Rossing
- Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK); Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research partner site Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Endocrinology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Battelino T, Alexander CM, Amiel SA, Arreaza-Rubin G, Beck RW, Bergenstal RM, Buckingham BA, Carroll J, Ceriello A, Chow E, Choudhary P, Close K, Danne T, Dutta S, Gabbay R, Garg S, Heverly J, Hirsch IB, Kader T, Kenney J, Kovatchev B, Laffel L, Maahs D, Mathieu C, Mauricio D, Nimri R, Nishimura R, Scharf M, Del Prato S, Renard E, Rosenstock J, Saboo B, Ueki K, Umpierrez GE, Weinzimer SA, Phillip M. Continuous glucose monitoring and metrics for clinical trials: an international consensus statement. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2023; 11:42-57. [PMID: 36493795 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 132.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Randomised controlled trials and other prospective clinical studies for novel medical interventions in people with diabetes have traditionally reported HbA1c as the measure of average blood glucose levels for the 3 months preceding the HbA1c test date. The use of this measure highlights the long-established correlation between HbA1c and relative risk of diabetes complications; the change in the measure, before and after the therapeutic intervention, is used by regulators for the approval of medications for diabetes. However, with the increasing use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in clinical practice, prospective clinical studies are also increasingly using CGM devices to collect data and evaluate glucose profiles among study participants, complementing HbA1c findings, and further assess the effects of therapeutic interventions on HbA1c. Data is collected by CGM devices at 1-5 min intervals, which obtains data on glycaemic excursions and periods of asymptomatic hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia (ie, details of glycaemic control that are not provided by HbA1c concentrations alone that are measured continuously and can be analysed in daily, weekly, or monthly timeframes). These CGM-derived metrics are the subject of standardised, internationally agreed reporting formats and should, therefore, be considered for use in all clinical studies in diabetes. The purpose of this consensus statement is to recommend the ways CGM data might be used in prospective clinical studies, either as a specified study endpoint or as supportive complementary glucose metrics, to provide clinical information that can be considered by investigators, regulators, companies, clinicians, and individuals with diabetes who are stakeholders in trial outcomes. In this consensus statement, we provide recommendations on how to optimise CGM-derived glucose data collection in clinical studies, including the specific glucose metrics and specific glucose metrics that should be evaluated. These recommendations have been endorsed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Diabetes Association, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, DiabetesIndia, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, the Japanese Diabetes Society, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A standardised approach to CGM data collection and reporting in clinical trials will encourage the use of these metrics and enhance the interpretability of CGM data, which could provide useful information other than HbA1c for informing therapeutic and treatment decisions, particularly related to hypoglycaemia, postprandial hyperglycaemia, and glucose variability.
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- Tadej Battelino
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Phase 1 Clinical Trial Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Leicester Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- diaTribe Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA; Close Concerns, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Centre for Children and Adolescents, Auf der Bult, Hanover, Germany
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- American Diabetes Association, Arlington, VA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Barbara Davis Centre for Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Center for Diabetes Technology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, CIBERDEM (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Jikei University School of Medicine, Jikei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centro de Diabetes Curitiba and Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; INSERM Clinical Investigation Centre, Montpellier, France
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- Velocity Clinical Research, Medical City, Dallas, TX; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Dia Care, Diabetes Care and Hormone Clinic, Ahmedabad, India
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- Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Madhun NZ, Galindo RJ, Donato J, Hwang PR, Shabir HF, Fowler MJ, Molitch-Hou E, Bena JF, Umpierrez GE, Lansang MC. Attitudes and Behaviors with Diabetes Technology Use in the Hospital: Multicenter Survey Study in the United States. Diabetes Technol Ther 2023; 25:39-49. [PMID: 36318781 PMCID: PMC10081701 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2022.0226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Objective: To assess the attitudes, behaviors, and barriers with diabetes technology use in the general medicine hospital wards. Research Design and Methods: The authors developed a nonincentivized web-based anonymous survey that captured demographic and practice data regarding continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use in the hospital. Setting: Four large hospital systems in the United States. Results: Among 128 survey respondents, 76%, 10%, and 6% were hospitalists, advanced practice providers, and primary care physicians, respectively. The majority of respondents rated the treatment of inpatient hyperglycemia (96%) and the continuation of CSII during the hospital stay (93%) "important." While most respondents (64%) acknowledged knowing the existence of their institution's policies for CSII use, only 84% of those respondents felt somewhat to very familiar with the policy. The most common barrier to CSII use in the inpatient setting was lack of practitioner (70%) and nursing (67%) knowledge of using the device. With regard to CGM use in the hospital, a minority (28%) of respondents were aware of their institution's CGM policies. Less than half of the providers, 43.8%, stated that, when admitting a patient, they reviewed CGM data to guide insulin dosing. Conclusions: In this US multicenter survey, we found that most inpatient practitioners valued glycemic control, but many were not familiar with institutional policies, had lack of knowledge with CSII, and were not reviewing CGM data.
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- Nabil Z. Madhun
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Galindo RJ, Ramos C, Cardona S, Vellanki P, Davis GM, Oladejo O, Albury B, Dhruv N, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Efficacy of a Smart Insulin Pen Cap for the Management of Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2023; 17:201-207. [PMID: 34293955 PMCID: PMC9846390 DOI: 10.1177/19322968211033837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND We studied a smart insulin pen cap that can be plugged to several brand of insulin pens, to track insulin administration via smart-phone Bluetooth technology, with alarm/reminder system aiming. METHODS This pilot randomized, cross-over design study assessed the use of a smart insulin pen cap in improving adherence, glycemic control and patient satisfaction in insulin-treated patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. Eighty patients on basal insulin ± oral agents with hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) between 7.0% and 12.0% were randomized to a 12-week active phase receiving alarms/reminders and a 12-week control/masked phase without feedback. We assessed differences between groups on treatment adherence, insulin omission, and mistiming of insulin injections, HbA1c, treatment satisfaction (using Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire Status). RESULTS Compared to the control/masked phase, the active phase resulted in lower mean daily blood glucose (147.0 ± 34 vs 157.6 ± 42 mg/dL, P < .01); and greater reduction in HbA1c from baseline (-0.98% vs -0.72%, P = .006); however, no significant differences in treatment adherence, insulin omission or insulin mistiming were observed. High patient satisfaction scores were reported in both active and control phases, with DTSQc of 15.5 ± 3.7 and 14.9 ± 3.6, respectively. Statistical models showed no residual effect after cross-over between active and control phases. CONCLUSIONS The results of this pilot study indicates that this smart insulin pen cap was effective in improving glycemic control with overall good satisfaction in insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes. Future studies are needed to confirm its potential for improving care in insulin treated patients with diabetes.
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- Rodolfo J. Galindo
- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
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- Emory University Rollins School of
Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA,
USA
- Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, CDE, FACE,
MACP, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., Glenn
Building, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Galindo RJ, Aleppo G, Parkin CG, Baidal DA, Carlson AL, Cengiz E, Forlenza GP, Kruger DF, Levy C, McGill JB, Umpierrez GE. Increase Access, Reduce Disparities: Recommendations for Modifying Medicaid CGM Coverage Eligibility Criteria. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022:19322968221144052. [PMID: 36524477 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221144052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Numerous studies have demonstrated the clinical value of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) populations. However, the eligibility criteria for CGM coverage required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ignore the conclusive evidence that supports CGM use in various diabetes populations that are currently deemed ineligible. In an earlier article, we discussed the limitations and inconsistencies of the agency's CGM eligibility criteria relative to current scientific evidence and proposed practice solutions to address this issue and improve the safety and care of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. Although Medicaid is administered through CMS, there is no consistent Medicaid policy for CGM coverage in the United States. This article presents a rationale for modifying and standardizing Medicaid CGM coverage eligibility across the United States.
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- Rodolfo J Galindo
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Center for Diabetes Metabolism Research, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Hospital Diabetes Taskforce, Emory Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Regions Hospital & HealthPartners Clinics, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Diabetes Education Programs, HealthPartners and Stillwater Medical Group, Stillwater, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Pediatric Diabetes Program, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone & Mineral, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mount Sinai Diabetes Center and T1D Clinical Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Diabetes and Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Krinsley JS, Roberts G, Brownlee M, Schwartz M, Preiser JC, Rule P, Wang Y, Bahgat J, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. Case-control Investigation of Previously Undiagnosed Diabetes in the Critically Ill. J Endocr Soc 2022; 7:bvac180. [PMID: 36532359 PMCID: PMC9753064 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Context The outcome of patients requiring intensive care can be influenced by the presence of previously undiagnosed diabetes (undiagDM). Objective This work aimed to define the clinical characteristics, glucose control metrics, and outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with undiagDM, and compare these to patients with known DM (DM). Methods This case-control investigation compared undiagDM (glycated hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] ≥ 6.5%, no history of diabetes) to patients with DM. Glycemic ratio (GR) was calculated as the quotient of mean ICU blood glucose (BG) and estimated preadmission glycemia, based on HbA1c ([28.7 × HbA1c] - 46.7 mg/dL). GR was analyzed by bands: less than 0.7, 0.7 to less than or equal to 0.9, 0.9 to less than 1.1, and greater than or equal to 1.1. Risk-adjusted mortality was represented by the Observed:Expected mortality ratio (OEMR), calculated as the quotient of observed mortality and mortality predicted by the severity of illness (APACHE IV prediction of mortality). Results Of 5567 patients 294 (5.3%) were undiagDM. UndiagDM had lower ICU mean BG (P < .0001) and coefficient of variation (P < .0001) but similar rates of hypoglycemia (P = .08). Mortality and risk-adjusted mortality were similar in patients with GR less than 1.1 comparing undiagDM and DM. However, for patients with GR greater than or equal to 1.1, mortality (38.5% vs 10.3% [P = .0072]) and risk-adjusted mortality (OEMR 1.18 vs 0.52 [P < .0001]) were higher in undiagDM than in DM. Conclusion These data suggest that DM patients may develop tolerance to hyperglycemia that occurs during critical illness, a protective mechanism not observed in undiagDM, for whom hyperglycemia remains strongly associated with higher risk of mortality. These results may shed light on the natural history of diabetes.
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- James S Krinsley
- Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital and Columbia Vagelos Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- PRI Consultants, Los Altos Hills, CA 94024, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital and Columbia Vagelos Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital and Columbia Vagelos Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Idrees T, Zabala ZE, Moreno EM, Gerges A, Urrutia MA, Ruiz JG, Vaughan C, Vellanki P, Pasquel FJ, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. LBSUN215 Evaluation Of Glycemic Control By Continuous Glucose Monitoring Among Hospitalized Older Adults With Type-2 Diabetes And Frailty. J Endocr Soc 2022. [PMCID: PMC9624962 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac150.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Recent observational and meta-analyses have reported a frailty prevalence between 10% and 25% in people with diabetes, in particular in those older than 60 years of age. The impact of frailty on hospital glycemic control and glycemic variability (GV) by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in insulin-treated older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not known. Accordingly, we reviewed data from 3 inpatient randomized clinical trials using CGM in insulin-treated patients with T2D. The validated laboratory-based frailty index (FI-LAB) scale was used for frailty assessment, and participants were categorized into three groups [non-frail: (0-<0.1), pre-frail (≥0.1-<0.21), and frail (≥0.21)] in 84 older adults. | There were no differences on admission clinical characteristics between the non-frail/pre-frail older adults and the frail older adults except for Creatinine (BMI: 32.4 ± 9 vs. 36.83± 13, p=0.21; HbA1c%: 9.3 ± 2 vs. 8.72± 2, p=0.18; Admission BG: 227 ± 114 vs. 194. 07± 75 mg/dl, p=0.26; Cr: 1.16 ± 1 vs. 1.65± 1. 0). There were no differences in GV by coefficient of variation (CV), amplitude of glucose excursion (MAGE), and standard deviation (SD) between the two groups. The correlation between FI-LAB score and percent time with CGM <70 was 0.204 (p=0. 064) and the correlation between FI-LAB score and percent time with percent time with CGM<54 was 0.217 (p=0. 049). Results from standard linear regression and zero-inflated Beta regression further suggest that frail old patients with higher frailty scores may be associated with larger percent time with CGM below range <70 and CGM <54 mg/dL. Conclusion Our results indicate that older adults with T2D with higher frailty score experience more time in hypoglycemia during their hospital stay despite having comparable mean daily blood glucose, time in range and glycemic variability compared to non-frail or pre-frail older adults. A larger prospective study is needed to confirm these findings and determine the impact of frailty on clinical outcome. Providers should be vigilant when using insulin or insulin secretagogues in hospitalized older adults with diabetes and frailty. Presentation: Sunday, June 12, 2022 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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- Thaer Idrees
- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, GA , USA
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Pichardo-Lowden AR, Haidet P, Umpierrez GE, Lehman EB, Quigley FT, Wang L, Rafferty CM, DeFlitch CJ, Chinchilli VM. Clinical Decision Support for Glycemic Management Reduces Hospital Length of Stay. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:2526-2534. [PMID: 36084251 PMCID: PMC9679255 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Dysglycemia influences hospital outcomes and resource utilization. Clinical decision support (CDS) holds promise for optimizing care by overcoming management barriers. This study assessed the impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) of an alert-based CDS tool in the electronic medical record that detected dysglycemia or inappropriate insulin use, coined as gaps in care (GIC). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using a 12-month interrupted time series among hospitalized persons aged ≥18 years, our CDS tool identified GIC and, when active, provided recommendations. We compared LOS during 6-month-long active and inactive periods using linear models for repeated measures, multiple comparison adjustment, and mediation analysis. RESULTS Among 4,788 admissions with GIC, average LOS was shorter during the tool's active periods. LOS reductions occurred for all admissions with GIC (-5.7 h, P = 0.057), diabetes and hyperglycemia (-6.4 h, P = 0.054), stress hyperglycemia (-31.0 h, P = 0.054), patients admitted to medical services (-8.4 h, P = 0.039), and recurrent hypoglycemia (-29.1 h, P = 0.074). Subgroup analysis showed significantly shorter LOS in recurrent hypoglycemia with three events (-82.3 h, P = 0.006) and nonsignificant in two (-5.2 h, P = 0.655) and four or more (-14.8 h, P = 0.746). Among 22,395 admissions with GIC (4,788, 21%) and without GIC (17,607, 79%), LOS reduction during the active period was 1.8 h (P = 0.053). When recommendations were provided, the active tool indirectly and significantly contributed to shortening LOS through its influence on GIC events during admissions with at least one GIC (P = 0.027), diabetes and hyperglycemia (P = 0.028), and medical services (P = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS Use of the alert-based CDS tool to address inpatient management of dysglycemia contributed to reducing LOS, which may reduce costs and improve patient well-being.
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- Ariana R. Pichardo-Lowden
- Department of Medicine, Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
- Department of Humanities and the Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Office of the Chief Medical Information Officer, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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Krinsley JS, Rule P, Brownlee M, Roberts G, Preiser JC, Chaudry S, Dionne K, Heluey-Rodrigues C, Umpierrez GE, Hirsch IB. Acute and Chronic Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients With Diabetes: The Impact of Prior Insulin Treatment. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022; 16:1483-1495. [PMID: 34396800 PMCID: PMC9631540 DOI: 10.1177/19322968211032277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emerging data highlight the interactions of preadmission glycemia, reflected by admission HbA1c levels, glycemic control during critical illness, and mortality. The association of preadmission insulin treatment with outcomes is unknown. METHODS This observational cohort study includes 5245 patients admitted to the medical-surgical intensive care unit of a university-affiliated teaching hospital. Three groups were analyzed: patients with diabetes with prior insulin treatment (DM-INS, n = 538); patients with diabetes with no prior insulin treatment (DM-No-INS, n = 986); no history of diabetes (NO-DM, n = 3721). Groups were stratified by HbA1c level: <6.5%; 6.5%-7.9% and >8.0%. RESULTS Among the three strata of HbA1c, mean blood glucose (BG), coefficient of variation (CV), and hypoglycemia increased with increasing HbA1c, and were higher for DM-INS than for DM-No-INS. Among patients with HbA1c < 6.5%, mean BG ≥ 180 mg/dL and CV > 30% were associated with lower severity-adjusted mortality in DM-INS compared to patients with mean BG 80-140 mg/dL and CV < 15%, (P = .0058 and < .0001, respectively), but higher severity-adjusted mortality among DM-No-INS (P = .0001 and < .0001, respectively) and NON-DM (P < .0001 and < .0001, respectively). Among patients with HbA1c ≥ 8.0%, mean BG ≥ 180 mg/dL was associated with lower severity-adjusted mortality for both DM-INS and DM-No-INS than was mean BG 80-140 mg/dL (p < 0.0001 for both comparisons). CONCLUSIONS Significant differences in mortality were found among patients with diabetes based on insulin treatment and HbA1c at home and post-admission glycemic control. Prospective studies need to confirm an individualized approach to glycemic control in the critically ill.
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- James S. Krinsley
- Division of Critical Care, Department
of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
- James S Krinsley MD, FCCM, FCCP, Division
of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford, CT
06902, USA. Emails: ;
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- Einstein Diabetes Research Center,
Professor of Medicine and Pathology Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Department
of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Department
of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Department
of Medicine, Stamford Hospital, and the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Stamford, CT, USA
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- University of Washington Medicine
Diabetes Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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Rotbain Curovic V, Roy N, Hansen TW, Luiza Caramori M, Cherney DZ, De Boer IH, Emanuele MA, Hirsch IB, Lingvay I, Mcgill JB, Polsky S, Pop-Busui R, Sigal RJ, Tuttle KR, Umpierrez GE, Wallia A, Rosas SE, Rossing P. Baseline risk markers and visit-to-visit variability in relation to kidney outcomes - A post-hoc analysis of the PERL study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 193:110119. [PMID: 36265753 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Baseline risk variables and visit-to-visit variability (VV) of systolic blood pressure (SBP), HbA1c, serum creatinine, and uric acid (UA) are potential risk markers of kidney function decline in type 1 diabetes. METHODS Post-hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating allopurinol's effect on iohexol-derived glomerular filtration rate (iGFR) in type 1 diabetes with elevated UA. Primary outcome was iGFR change over three years. Linear regression with backwards selection of baseline clinical variables was performed to identify an optimized model forecasting iGFR change. Furthermore, VVs of SBP, HbA1c, serum creatinine, and UA were calculated using measurements from the run-in period; thereafter assessed by linear regression, with iGFR change as the dependent variable. RESULTS 404 participants were included in the primary analyses. In the optimized baseline variable model, higher HbA1c, SBP, iGFR, albuminuria, and heart rate, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist prescription were associated with greater iGFR decline. Higher VV of SBP was associated with greater iGFR decline (adjusted β (ml/min/1.73 m2/50 % increase): -0.79, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS We identified several risk markers for faster iGFR decline in a high-risk population with type 1 diabetes. While further research is needed, our results indicate possible new and clinically feasible measures to risk stratify for DKD in type 1 diabetes.
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- Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, Denver, CO, USA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Providence Health Care, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Spanakis EK, Urrutia A, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Migdal AL, Davis G, Fayfman M, Idrees T, Pasquel FJ, Coronado WZ, Albury B, Moreno E, Singh LG, Marcano I, Lizama S, Gothong C, Munir K, Chesney C, Maguire R, Scott WH, Perez-Guzman MC, Cardona S, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Guided Insulin Administration in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:2369-2375. [PMID: 35984478 PMCID: PMC9643134 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-0716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The efficacy and safety of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in adjusting inpatient insulin therapy have not been evaluated. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This randomized trial included 185 general medicine and surgery patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes treated with a basal-bolus insulin regimen. All subjects underwent point-of-care (POC) capillary glucose testing before meals and bedtime. Patients in the standard of care (POC group) wore a blinded Dexcom G6 CGM with insulin dose adjusted based on POC results, while in the CGM group, insulin adjustment was based on daily CGM profile. Primary end points were differences in time in range (TIR; 70-180 mg/dL) and hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL and <54 mg/dL). RESULTS There were no significant differences in TIR (54.51% ± 27.72 vs. 48.64% ± 24.25; P = 0.14), mean daily glucose (183.2 ± 40 vs. 186.8 ± 39 mg/dL; P = 0.36), or percent of patients with CGM values <70 mg/dL (36% vs. 39%; P = 0.68) or <54 mg/dL (14 vs. 24%; P = 0.12) between the CGM-guided and POC groups. Among patients with one or more hypoglycemic events, compared with POC, the CGM group experienced a significant reduction in hypoglycemia reoccurrence (1.80 ± 1.54 vs. 2.94 ± 2.76 events/patient; P = 0.03), lower percentage of time below range <70 mg/dL (1.89% ± 3.27 vs. 5.47% ± 8.49; P = 0.02), and lower incidence rate ratio <70 mg/dL (0.53 [95% CI 0.31-0.92]) and <54 mg/dL (0.37 [95% CI 0.17-0.83]). CONCLUSIONS The inpatient use of real-time Dexcom G6 CGM is safe and effective in guiding insulin therapy, resulting in a similar improvement in glycemic control and a significant reduction of recurrent hypoglycemic events compared with POC-guided insulin adjustment.
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- Elias K. Spanakis
- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
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Vellanki P, Cardona S, Galindo RJ, Urrutia MA, Pasquel FJ, Davis GM, Fayfman M, Migdal A, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Efficacy and Safety of Intensive Versus Nonintensive Supplemental Insulin With a Basal-Bolus Insulin Regimen in Hospitalized Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Study. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:2217-2223. [PMID: 35675498 PMCID: PMC9643128 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Administration of supplemental sliding scale insulin for correction of hyperglycemia in non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with type 2 diabetes is frequently used with basal-bolus insulin regimens. In this noninferiority randomized controlled trial we tested whether glycemic control is similar with and without aggressive sliding scale insulin treatment before meals and bedtime in patients treated with basal-bolus insulin regimens. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients with type 2 diabetes with admission blood glucose (BG) 140-400 mg/dL treated with basal-bolus insulin were randomized to intensive (correction for BG >140 mg/dL, n = 108) or to nonintensive (correction for BG >260 mg/dL, n = 107) administration of rapid-acting sliding scale insulin before meals and bedtime. The groups received the same amount of sliding scale insulin for BG >260 mg/dL. Primary outcome was difference in mean daily BG levels between the groups during hospitalization. RESULTS Mean daily BG in the nonintensive group was noninferior to BG in the intensive group with equivalence margin of 18 mg/dL (intensive 172 ± 38 mg/dL vs. nonintensive 173 ± 43 mg/dL, P = 0.001 for noninferiority). There were no differences in the proportion of target BG readings of 70-180 mg/dL, <70 or <54 mg/dL (hypoglycemia), or >350 mg/dL (severe hyperglycemia) or total, basal, or prandial insulin doses. Significantly fewer subjects received sliding scale insulin in the nonintensive (n = 36 [34%]) compared with the intensive (n = 98 [91%] [P < 0.0001]) group with no differences in sliding scale insulin doses between the groups among those who received sliding scale insulin (intensive 7 ± 4 units/day vs. nonintensive 8 ± 4 units/day, P = 0.34). CONCLUSIONS Among non-ICU patients with type 2 diabetes on optimal basal-bolus insulin regimen with moderate hyperglycemia (BG <260 mg/dL), a less intensive sliding scale insulin treatment did not significantly affect glycemic control.
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- Priyathama Vellanki
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Blonde L, Umpierrez GE, Reddy SS, McGill JB, Berga SL, Bush M, Chandrasekaran S, DeFronzo RA, Einhorn D, Galindo RJ, Gardner TW, Garg R, Garvey WT, Hirsch IB, Hurley DL, Izuora K, Kosiborod M, Olson D, Patel SB, Pop-Busui R, Sadhu AR, Samson SL, Stec C, Tamborlane WV, Tuttle KR, Twining C, Vella A, Vellanki P, Weber SL. American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. Endocr Pract 2022; 28:923-1049. [PMID: 35963508 PMCID: PMC10200071 DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this clinical practice guideline is to provide updated and new evidence-based recommendations for the comprehensive care of persons with diabetes mellitus to clinicians, diabetes-care teams, other health care professionals and stakeholders, and individuals with diabetes and their caregivers. METHODS The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology selected a task force of medical experts and staff who updated and assessed clinical questions and recommendations from the prior 2015 version of this guideline and conducted literature searches for relevant scientific papers published from January 1, 2015, through May 15, 2022. Selected studies from results of literature searches composed the evidence base to update 2015 recommendations as well as to develop new recommendations based on review of clinical evidence, current practice, expertise, and consensus, according to established American Association of Clinical Endocrinology protocol for guideline development. RESULTS This guideline includes 170 updated and new evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for the comprehensive care of persons with diabetes. Recommendations are divided into four sections: (1) screening, diagnosis, glycemic targets, and glycemic monitoring; (2) comorbidities and complications, including obesity and management with lifestyle, nutrition, and bariatric surgery, hypertension, dyslipidemia, retinopathy, neuropathy, diabetic kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease; (3) management of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes with antihyperglycemic pharmacotherapy and glycemic targets, type 1 diabetes with insulin therapy, hypoglycemia, hospitalized persons, and women with diabetes in pregnancy; (4) education and new topics regarding diabetes and infertility, nutritional supplements, secondary diabetes, social determinants of health, and virtual care, as well as updated recommendations on cancer risk, nonpharmacologic components of pediatric care plans, depression, education and team approach, occupational risk, role of sleep medicine, and vaccinations in persons with diabetes. CONCLUSIONS This updated clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to assist with person-centered, team-based clinical decision-making to improve the care of persons with diabetes mellitus.
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- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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- Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Lundquist Institute/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Colorado Mountain Medical, LLC, Avon, Colorado
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- Houston Methodist; Weill Cornell Medicine; Texas A&M College of Medicine; Houston, Texas
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- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, Jacksonville, Florida
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- University of Washington and Providence Health Care, Seattle and Spokane, Washington
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Prisma Health System, Greenville, South Carolina
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Mahgoub U, Magee MJ, Heydari M, Choudhary M, Santamarina G, Schenker M, Rajani R, Umpierrez GE, Fayfman M, Chang HH, Schechter MC. Outpatient clinic attendance and outcomes among patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers. J Diabetes Complications 2022; 36:108283. [PMID: 36063661 PMCID: PMC10278062 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are limited data on post-hospital discharge clinic attendance rates and outcomes among patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). METHODS Retrospective study of patients hospitalized with a DFU from 2016 to 2019 in a large public hospital. We measured rates and predictors of clinic attendance with providers involved with DFU care within 30 days of hospital discharge ("30-day post-discharge clinic attendance"). Log-binomial regression was used to estimate risk ratios (RR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS Among 888 patients, 60.0 % were between 45 and 64 years old, 80.5 % were Black, and 24.1 % were uninsured. Overall, 478 (53.8 %) attended ≥1 30-day post-discharge clinic appointment. Initial hospital outcomes were associated with clinic attendance. For example, the RR of 30-day post-discharge clinic attendance was 1.39 (95%CI 1.19-1.61) among patients who underwent a major amputation compared to patients with DFUs without osteomyelitis and did not undergo an amputation during the initial hospitalization. Among 390 patients with known 12-month outcome, 71 (18.2 %) had a major amputation or died ≤12 months of hospital discharge. CONCLUSION We found a low post-discharge clinic attendance and high post-discharge amputation and death rates among patients hospitalized with DFUs. Interventions to increase access to outpatient DFU care are needed and could prevent amputations.
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- Umnia Mahgoub
- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Rollins School of Public Heath, Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Rollins School of Public Heath, Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
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