{"title":"Managing diabetic chronic kidney disease in pregnancy: Current clinical practice and uncertainties.","authors":"Anita Banerjee, Anna Brackenridge","doi":"10.1111/dme.15460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pre-gestational diabetes occurs in approximately 1% of pregnancies in the UK and increases the risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. More women with type 2 than type 1 diabetes are now becoming pregnant and tend to have higher rates of obesity and other multi-morbidities. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 5%-10% of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and about 2%-3% with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic chronic kidney disease (DCKD) increases the risk of preeclampsia, preterm birth, Caesarean section, small for gestational age (SGA) infant and infant admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and risks are higher compared to those with diabetes without CKD and those with CKD from other causes. Definitions of CKD in pregnancy are not standardised, and studies are generally small, observational, heterogenous, mainly include women with type 1 diabetes and often predate modern diabetes management such as continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pumps. Therefore, there is a lack of robust data to guide practice and clinical guidelines offer conflicting advice, without precise detail.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We present our approach to caring for women with diabetes and CKD in pregnancy based on available guidelines and clinical experience.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Our practice is to aim for intensive targets for blood pressure and glycaemic control pre and during pregnancy, lower than suggested in many guidelines. The importance of multidisciplinary team work and patient centred care is emphasised. Using standardised prospective data collection to better understand the prevalence and outcomes of diabetes and CKD in contemporary pregnancy populations, is recommended to drive future improvements in care.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15460"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142681087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shikha Sharma, Paddy Gillespie, Anna Hobbins, Sean F Dinneen
{"title":"The impact of the dose adjustment for normal eating (DAFNE) structured education programme on health outcomes and healthcare costs for people with type 1 diabetes in Ireland.","authors":"Shikha Sharma, Paddy Gillespie, Anna Hobbins, Sean F Dinneen","doi":"10.1111/dme.15483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15483","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15483"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142681089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Severe hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis in adults presenting to a hospital emergency department: Adverse prognostic markers for survival in type 2 diabetes and the role of SGLT2 inhibitors.","authors":"Soon H Song, Brian M Frier","doi":"10.1111/dme.15466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To determine the prognosis associated with severe hypoglycaemia (SH) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in adults presenting to a hospital emergency department (ED).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical records of adults with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes who attended the ED with SH and DKA between 1 January 2019 and 30 June 2023, were reviewed for comorbidities, long-term survival, mortality and causes of death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 429 episodes of DKA occurred in 293 people and 643 episodes of SH in 515 people. DKA predominated in T1D (77.6%) and SH in T2D (54.3%). In T2D, 32.3% of DKA events were associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2-i) medication. In both SH and DKA, patients with T2D were older and had more comorbidities than T1D, particularly cardiorenal disease, heart failure, cognitive impairment and cancer (all p < 0.005). Compared with T1D, mortality was higher in T2D after SH (48.4% vs. 19.9%, p < 0.005) and after DKA (30.8% vs. 13.4%, p = 0.001) with shorter median times to fatal outcome (SH: 134 vs. 511 days; DKA: 43 vs. 266 days, both p < 0.005). Long-term survival was lower (p < 0.005) and mortality risk was higher in T2D after index presentation with SH (HR 3.43 [95% CI: 2.43-4.84], p < 0.005) and DKA (HR 3.00 [95% CI: 1.77-5.10], p < 0.005). Irrespective of diabetes type, most causes of death in SH and DKA were non-cardiovascular.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SH and DKA events requiring hospital treatment herald a poor prognosis with greater mortality in T2D adults with multimorbidity. A significant number of DKA episodes in T2D occurred in people receiving SGLT2-i medication.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15466"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Ni'Man, Y Ruan, J Davies, S Harris, D Nagi, P Narendran, B C T Field, I Idris, D Patel, R Rea, R E J Ryder, S H Wild, K A Várnai, E G Wilmot, K Khunti
{"title":"Age and outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19: A cohort study.","authors":"M Ni'Man, Y Ruan, J Davies, S Harris, D Nagi, P Narendran, B C T Field, I Idris, D Patel, R Rea, R E J Ryder, S H Wild, K A Várnai, E G Wilmot, K Khunti","doi":"10.1111/dme.15481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15481"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jayakrishnan C Menon, Pratibha Singh, Archana Archana, Uma Kanga, Preeti Singh, Medha Mittal, Atul Garg, Anju Seth, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Preeti Dabadghao, Siddhnath Sudhanshu, Ruchira Vishwakarma, Shivendra Verma, S K Singh, Eesh Bhatia
{"title":"Characterisation of islet antibody-negative type 1 diabetes mellitus in Indian children.","authors":"Jayakrishnan C Menon, Pratibha Singh, Archana Archana, Uma Kanga, Preeti Singh, Medha Mittal, Atul Garg, Anju Seth, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Preeti Dabadghao, Siddhnath Sudhanshu, Ruchira Vishwakarma, Shivendra Verma, S K Singh, Eesh Bhatia","doi":"10.1111/dme.15477","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dme.15477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Islet antibody-negative type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has not been well characterised. We determined the frequency of antibody-negative T1DM and compared it with antibody-positive T1DM in a cohort of north Indian children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a multi-centre, prospective, observational study, 176 Indian children (age 1-18 years) were assessed within 2 weeks of diagnosis of T1DM. Antibodies against GAD65 (GADA), islet antigen-2 (IA-2A) and zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8A), were estimated using validated ELISA. HLA-DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1 alleles were studied by Luminex-based typing. Monogenic diabetes was determined by targeted next-generation sequencing using the Illumina platform.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After excluding 12 children with monogenic diabetes, GADA, IA-2A and ZnT8A were present in 124 (76%), 60 (37%) and 62 (38%) o children, respectively, while 24 (15%) were negative for all antibodies. A single antibody (most frequently GADA) was present in 68 (41%) of children, while all three antibodies were found in 34 (21%). Islet antibody-negative T1DM (n = 24, 15%) did not differ from antibody-positive children in their clinical features, HbA1c or plasma C-peptide, both at onset or after 1 year follow-up (available in 62 children). The frequency of other organ-specific antibodies or high-risk HLA-DR and DQ alleles were also similar. Children with a single islet antibody did not differ from those with multiple antibodies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The frequency of various islet-antibodies, in isolation and combination, differed considerably from studies among children of European descent with T1DM. Children with T1DM who were islet antibody-negative were indistinguishable from those who were antibody-positive.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15477"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142667405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingvild Hernar, Ragnhild B Strandberg, Roy M Nilsen, John G Cooper, Timothy C Skinner, Marjolein M Iversen, David A Richards, Silje S Lie, Karianne F Løvaas, Tone Vonheim Madsen, Grethe Å Ueland, Anne Haugstvedt
{"title":"Prevalence and risk factors for impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia: A registry-based study of 10,202 adults with type 1 diabetes in Norway.","authors":"Ingvild Hernar, Ragnhild B Strandberg, Roy M Nilsen, John G Cooper, Timothy C Skinner, Marjolein M Iversen, David A Richards, Silje S Lie, Karianne F Løvaas, Tone Vonheim Madsen, Grethe Å Ueland, Anne Haugstvedt","doi":"10.1111/dme.15480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia (IAH) and examine risk factors for IAH in adults with type 1 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a population-based registry study of 10,202 adults (≥18 years) with type 1 diabetes using data from the Norwegian Diabetes Register for Adults. The registry used the 1-item Gold scale, measuring hypoglycaemia symptom awareness. We calculated the overall prevalence of IAH (Gold score ≥4) (95% CI) and prevalence for subgroups based on demographic and clinical variables. We estimated IAH prevalence based on continuous scales of age, diabetes duration and HbA<sub>1c</sub> using predicted probabilities from generalised additive logistic regression models. Finally, we quantified the associations of selected variables on IAH prevalence using log-binomial regression models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 18.0% reported IAH (95% CI 17.2, 18.7). The prevalence increased linearly with the participants' age, whereas the associations of diabetes duration and HbA<sub>1c</sub> with IAH were non-linear with higher prevalence in both lower and higher tails of their distributions. Multiple severe hypoglycaemic events, female sex, age ≥ 65 years, diabetes duration ≤4 years or ≥ 30 years, multiple DKA events and CGM use were associated with higher risk for IAH. HbA<sub>1c</sub> 65-74 mmol/mol (8.1-8.9%) was associated with lower risk for IAH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this nationwide study, the IAH prevalence was 18.0%. Multiple hypoglycaemic events, female sex and diabetes duration were identified as important risk factors for IAH. Study findings highlight the complexity of self-reported hypoglycaemia symptom awareness and emphasise the importance of routinely addressing symptom awareness in diabetes follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15480"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142643938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tricia S Tang, Gerri Klein, Matthias Görges, Annie Yip, Lawrence Fisher, William H Polonsky, Danielle Hessler, Deanne Taylor
{"title":"Evaluating a mental health support mobile app for adults with type 1 diabetes living in rural and remote communities: The REACHOUT pilot study.","authors":"Tricia S Tang, Gerri Klein, Matthias Görges, Annie Yip, Lawrence Fisher, William H Polonsky, Danielle Hessler, Deanne Taylor","doi":"10.1111/dme.15451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate a mobile app that delivers mental health support to adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) living in rural and remote communities using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Intervention fidelity, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study recruited 46 adults to participate in a 6-month intervention using REACHOUT, a mobile app that delivers peer-led mental health support (one-on-one, group-based texting and face-to-face virtual). Baseline and 6-month assessments measured diabetes distress (DD), depressive symptoms and perceived support (from family/friends, health care team and peers) along with other RE-AIM metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Calculations for reach and adoption found that 3% of eligible adults enrolled in REACHOUT and 55% of diabetes education centres participated in recruitment efforts. Maintenance metrics revealed 56% and 24% of peer supporters and participants, respectively, became peer supporters for a subsequent randomized controlled trial of REACHOUT. Post-intervention reductions were observed for overall distress (p = 0.007), powerlessness (p = 0.009), management distress (p = 0.001), social perception distress (p = 0.023), eating distress (p = 0.032) and depressive symptoms (p = 0.009); and elevations in support from family/friends and peers. After adjusting for sex and age, only support-related improvements persisted. When analysing women and men groups separately, women reported lower levels of overall distress, three distress subscales, and higher levels of family/friends and peer support whereas men did not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While reach was relatively low, metrics for adoption and maintenance are promising. Improvements in distress were observed for the total sample, but these changes were reduced when controlling for sex and age, with significance maintained only for women. Digital health-enabled peer support may be instrumental in the delivery of mental health support to geographically isolated communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15451"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diabetes distress and depression in type 2 diabetes. A cross-sectional study in 18,000 individuals in the Central Denmark region.","authors":"Else-Marie Dalsgaard, Susanne Boel Graversen, Lasse Bjerg, Annelli Sandbaek, Tinne Laurberg","doi":"10.1111/dme.15463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15463","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Type 2 diabetes is linked to psychological distress and a doubled risk of depression. This study aims to characterize individuals with type 2 diabetes experiencing diabetes distress and/or depression in relation to lifestyle and metabolic outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population-based survey in 2020 targeted individuals with type 2 diabetes (aged 18-75 years) in the Central Denmark Region. This cross-sectional study assessed diabetes distress (using Problem-Area-in-Diabetes-scale) and depression (via hospital diagnosis and prescribed medication) as exposures. Logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders, compared exposed and non-exposed groups on lifestyle habits, metabolic factors and medication usage related to cardio-metabolic risks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 18,222 respondents with type 2 diabetes (46% response rate), 11% had depression, 14% had diabetes distress and 4% had both. Compared to those with neither condition, those with depression were more often smokers (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.8; 2.3) and sedentary in leisure time (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.8; 2.2). Diabetes distress was associated with elevated HbA1c (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.5; 2.0) and treatment with insulin (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.6; 2.0). Half with diabetes distress displayed stable blood glucose levels. Those with both conditions had a higher risk of sedentary behaviour (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 2.3; 3.2), clinical insomnia (OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 5.5; 7.7) and low self-rated health (OR: 7.5, 95% CI: 6.3; 9.0) than those with either psychological condition in isolation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study emphasizes the importance of recognizing distinct features and risk factors associated with diabetes distress and depression in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Tailored care strategies for comorbid mental health issues are crucial for comprehensive management.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15463"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sowmiya Gunabalasingam, Artemis Kyrka, Lily Hopkins, Rivka Lebrett, Eleanor Dyer, Rita Forde, Nicola Heslehurst, Claire L. Meek, Danielle A. J. M. Schoenaker, Angela C. Flynn, Sara L. White
{"title":"Interventions in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postpartum periods to optimise care and health outcomes: A systematic review","authors":"Sowmiya Gunabalasingam, Artemis Kyrka, Lily Hopkins, Rivka Lebrett, Eleanor Dyer, Rita Forde, Nicola Heslehurst, Claire L. Meek, Danielle A. J. M. Schoenaker, Angela C. Flynn, Sara L. White","doi":"10.1111/dme.15474","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dme.15474","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition affecting increasing numbers of women of reproductive age. Recent UK data show more severe adverse offspring outcomes (stillbirth, neonatal death) than in infants of those with Type 1 diabetes. This systematic review aimed to evaluate randomised controlled trials (RCTs) undertaken in the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and the postpartum periods in women with Type 2 diabetes, to optimise care and health outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Six electronic databases were searched for eligible studies from January 2000 to September 2023; eligibility included RCTs of behavioural components, supplementation, pharmacotherapy and/or medical devices. Studies were screened in duplicate, and data were extracted on outcomes including behavioural, anthropometry, clinical measures and maternal and offspring outcomes. A narrative synthesis was performed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eleven trials (12 papers) were included (total 1356 women with Type 2 diabetes, <i>n</i> = 25–502). Ten interventions were conducted in pregnancy, and one in the postpartum period. No pre-pregnancy RCTs were identified. Interventions included pharmacotherapies and supplementation, a diabetes-specific antenatal programme, continuous glucose monitoring and postpartum exercise. We found a paucity of interventions limited by inadequate design, statistical power and poor reporting. The largest Type 2 diabetes pregnancy study to date demonstrated evidence of benefit for adding metformin to a standard insulin regimen compared to insulin alone. Other interventions need replication in larger studies among more diverse groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review identified few RCTs targeting women of reproductive age with Type 2 diabetes particularly lacking in the preconception and postpartum periods. Tailored pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postpartum interventions for women with Type 2 diabetes to optimise care and health outcomes are urgently needed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11635590/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anxious J Niwaha, Beverley M Shields, Lauren R Rodgers, Andrew T Hattersley, Robert C Andrews, Moffat J Nyirenda, Angus G Jones
{"title":"The impact of prolonged walking on fasting plasma glucose in type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled crossover study.","authors":"Anxious J Niwaha, Beverley M Shields, Lauren R Rodgers, Andrew T Hattersley, Robert C Andrews, Moffat J Nyirenda, Angus G Jones","doi":"10.1111/dme.15468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15468","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>In many low-income countries, fasting glucose is the primary measure for monitoring glycaemic control. Many patients in these countries walk long distances to the clinic, but the impact of walking on fasting glucose in type 2 diabetes is unknown. We aimed to determine the impact of walking on fasting glucose in people with type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a randomised crossover trial, the change in glucose from baseline in the fasting state was compared between walking on a treadmill at a predetermined speed of 4.5 km/h for 1 h and not walking (resting) in people with type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all, 45 participants were enrolled and all completed both visits; 21/45 (46.7%) were women, and the median age was 51. Glucose during and after walking was similar to glucose while at rest; the glucose difference (walking minus rest) was -0.15 (95% CI: -0.55, 0.26) and -0.10 (95% CI: -0.50, 0.31) mmol/L at 1 and 2 h, respectively, p > 0.4 for both.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fasting plasma glucose is not meaningfully affected by prolonged walking in participants with type 2 diabetes; therefore, the reliability of fasting glucose for monitoring glycaemic burden is unlikely to be altered in patients who walk to the clinic.</p>","PeriodicalId":11251,"journal":{"name":"Diabetic Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"e15468"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}