Irl B Hirsch, Yogish C Kudva, David T Ahn, Thomas Blevins, Michael R Rickels, Dan Raghinaru, John W Lum, Craig Kollman, Jordan E Pinsker, Roy W Beck
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Abstract
Objective: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires a low C-peptide level for insulin pump coverage unless the individual is β-cell autoantibody positive, which precludes coverage of automated insulin delivery (AID) systems for many people with type 2 diabetes.
Research design and methods: In the Randomized Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Control-IQ+ Technology in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Using Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy study evaluating the t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ+ technology, adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes were categorized into high C-peptide (n = 195) and low C-peptide (n = 59) groups based on CMS criteria.
Results: In the AID group, mean HbA1c decreased from baseline by 0.8%, which was significantly greater than in the control group with both high (P < 0.001) and low (P = 0.02) C-peptide levels. Results were similar in participants ≥65 years old.
Conclusions: The benefit of AID is present with high and low C-peptide levels. Thus, requiring a low C-peptide level as a prerequisite for AID therapy is not warranted.