Effectiveness and safety of glucose-lowering drugs as an adjunct to insulin therapy in Chinese patients with type 1 diabetes: a retrospective, observational study.

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Endocrine Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI:10.1007/s12020-024-04017-6

Chenyang Shi, Shanshan Hu, Yi Lin, Yingyi Qin, Yuanjun Tang, Guorong Fan, Zhaosheng Tang

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Abstract

Aim: To assess the real-world impact of glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs) as an adjunct to insulin in Chinese patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).

Methods: This dual-center, observational, retrospective study included 121 T1DM patients receiving GLDs as adjuncts and 56 participants with insulin-only drugs as comparators. Glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), daily insulin dosage, fasting blood glucose (FBG), postprandial blood glucose (PBG), nocturnal blood glucose (NBG) and the difference in trough and peak blood glucose levels on the same day (Δ TP) were assessed at baseline and at the end of the study.

Results: In total, HbA1c decreased by 1.14% in the GLD+insulin group (p < 0.0001) and 0.36% in the insulin-only group (p = 0.0423, mean adjusted difference, -0.09% [95% CI, -0.55 to 0.37]). The total daily insulin concentration was reduced by 7.34 U per day in the GLD+insulin group vs. 5.55 U per day in the insulin-only group (mean adjusted difference, -2.32 U [95% CI, -4.97 to 0.33]). In particular, among patients with fasting C-peptide levels < 17 pmol/L, the total daily insulin concentration was significantly reduced by 9.22 U vs. 5.09 U per day (mean adjusted difference, -3.84 [95% CI, -6.85-0.84]; p = 0.0129). There were no notable differences in the other glycemic indices between the two groups. A gradual downward trend in changes in glycemic outcomes was observed among patients treated with various combinations of metformin, acarbose, and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor (DPP-4i). Similar reductions in the daily insulin dose were also detected in most of the GLD+insulin group in addition to the DPP-4i-only group. No severe hypoglycemia was induced by additional GLDs.

Conclusions: The use of additional GLDs tends to improve glycemic outcomes and reduce insulin requirements in patients with T1DM. These results indicate that the use of GLDs as an adjunctive therapy may have been an effective treatment strategy among adults with T1DM in China.

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中国 1 型糖尿病患者使用降糖药物辅助胰岛素治疗的有效性和安全性：一项回顾性观察研究。

目的：评估降糖药物作为胰岛素辅助药物对中国1型糖尿病（T1DM）患者的实际影响：这项双中心、观察性、回顾性研究纳入了121名接受GLDs辅助治疗的T1DM患者和56名使用纯胰岛素药物的患者作为比较对象。在基线和研究结束时评估了糖化血红蛋白 A1c (HbA1c)、胰岛素日用量、空腹血糖 (FBG)、餐后血糖 (PBG)、夜间血糖 (NBG) 以及同一天血糖谷值和峰值的差异 (Δ TP)：结果：GLD+胰岛素组的 HbA1c 总共降低了 1.14%（p 结论：GLD+胰岛素组的 HbA1c 总共降低了 1.14%（p额外使用 GLDs 可改善 T1DM 患者的血糖结果并减少胰岛素需求。这些结果表明，在中国成人 T1DM 患者中使用 GLDs 作为辅助疗法可能是一种有效的治疗策略。

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Endocrine 医学-内分泌学与代谢

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期刊介绍： Well-established as a major journal in today’s rapidly advancing experimental and clinical research areas, Endocrine publishes original articles devoted to basic (including molecular, cellular and physiological studies), translational and clinical research in all the different fields of endocrinology and metabolism. Articles will be accepted based on peer-reviews, priority, and editorial decision. Invited reviews, mini-reviews and viewpoints on relevant pathophysiological and clinical topics, as well as Editorials on articles appearing in the Journal, are published. Unsolicited Editorials will be evaluated by the editorial team. Outcomes of scientific meetings, as well as guidelines and position statements, may be submitted. The Journal also considers special feature articles in the field of endocrine genetics and epigenetics, as well as articles devoted to novel methods and techniques in endocrinology. Endocrine covers controversial, clinical endocrine issues. Meta-analyses on endocrine and metabolic topics are also accepted. Descriptions of single clinical cases and/or small patients studies are not published unless of exceptional interest. However, reports of novel imaging studies and endocrine side effects in single patients may be considered. Research letters and letters to the editor related or unrelated to recently published articles can be submitted. Endocrine covers leading topics in endocrinology such as neuroendocrinology, pituitary and hypothalamic peptides, thyroid physiological and clinical aspects, bone and mineral metabolism and osteoporosis, obesity, lipid and energy metabolism and food intake control, insulin, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, hormones of male and female reproduction, adrenal diseases pediatric and geriatric endocrinology, endocrine hypertension and endocrine oncology.