{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on behavioral changes and glycemic control and a survey of telemedicine in patients with diabetes: A multicenter retrospective observational study","authors":"Ryotaro Bouchi, Takehiro Sugiyama, Atsushi Goto, Mitsuru Ohsugi, Narihito Yoshioka, Hideki Katagiri, Tomoya Mita, Yushi Hirota, Hiroshi Ikegami, Munehide Matsuhisa, Eiichi Araki, Hiroki Yokoyama, Masae Minami, Katsuya Yamazaki, Hideaki Jinnouchi, Hiroki Ikeda, Hitomi Fujii, Miyuki Nogawa, Masahiro Kaneshige, Kengo Miyo, Kohjiro Ueki","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14027","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected behavioral changes and glycemic control in patients with diabetes and to conduct a survey of telemedicine during the pandemic.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this retrospective study, a total of 2,348 patients were included from 15 medical facilities. Patients were surveyed about their lifestyle changes and attitudes toward telemedicine. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels were compared among before (from June 1 to August 31, 2019) and in the first (from June 1 to August 31, 2020) and in the second (from June 1 to August 31, 2021) year of the pandemic. A survey of physician attitudes toward telemedicine was also conducted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The HbA1c levels were comparable between 2019 (7.27 ± 0.97%), 2020 (7.28 ± 0.92%), and 2021 (7.25 ± 0.94%) without statistical difference between each of those 3 years. Prescriptions for diabetes medications increased during the period. The frequency of eating out was drastically reduced (51.7% in 2019; 30.1% in 2020), and physical activity decreased during the pandemic (48.1% in 2019; 41.4% in 2020; 43.3% in 2021). Both patients and physicians cited increased convenience and reduced risk of infection as their expectations for telemedicine, while the lack of physician–patient interaction and the impossibility of consultation and examination were cited as sources of concern.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our data suggest that glycemic control did not deteriorate during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate intensification of diabetes treatment in patients with diabetes who continued to attend specialized diabetes care facilities, and that patients and physicians shared the same expectations and concerns about telemedicine.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 8","pages":"994-1004"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5867613","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}
Qi-chao Sun, Jie Liu, Ran Meng, Ning Zhang, Jing Yao, Fan Yang, Da-long Zhu
{"title":"Association of the triglyceride-glucose index with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A retrospective cross-sectional study","authors":"Qi-chao Sun, Jie Liu, Ran Meng, Ning Zhang, Jing Yao, Fan Yang, Da-long Zhu","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14026","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a simple and reliable indicator of insulin resistance, and is associated with the development and poor outcomes of cardiovascular disease. Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD) is frequently detected in approximately one-third of diabetes patients, but it has not been established whether the TyG index correlates with SLVD. We carried out this research to evaluate the relationship between the TyG index and SLVD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This was a cross-sectional and observational study of 183 type 2 diabetes mellitus inpatients at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China. The TyG index and homeostasis model assessment 2 estimates for insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR) were calculated from biochemical measurements, and speckle-tracking echocardiography was carried out. According to global longitudinal strain (GLS) by echocardiography, participants were categorized into the SLVD (GLS <18%) group or the non-SLVD (GLS ≥18%) group.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In comparison with non-SLVD participants, SLVD participants had higher insulin resistance, as reflected by elevated TyG and HOMA2-IR indices, as well as a higher body mass index, waist circumference and triglyceride level (<i>P</i> < 0.05 for each). When grouped by TyG index tertiles, an elevated TyG index was correlated with other cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as a decrease in GLS. In the multivariate logistic regression analyses, the TyG index was an independent risk factor for SLVD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (odds ratio 2.047, 95% confidence interval 1.07–3.914, <i>P</i> = 0.03), whereas HOMA2-IR was not.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The TyG index is independently associated with SLVD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and is a more reliable indicator of SLVD than HOMA2-IR.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 8","pages":"953-960"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5750471","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}
Sanbao Chai, Fengqi Liu, Shuqing Yu, Zhirong Yang, Feng Sun
{"title":"Cognitive protection of incretin-based therapies in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on clinical studies","authors":"Sanbao Chai, Fengqi Liu, Shuqing Yu, Zhirong Yang, Feng Sun","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14015","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cognitive dysfunction, including mild cognitive impairment and dementia, is increasingly recognized as an important complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aims of the preset study was to investigate the cognitive protection of incretin-based therapies, including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, Web of Science and PsycINFO were searched from the inception through 17 January 2023 for randomized controlled trials and cohort studies on the association between incretin-based therapies and cognitive function. A total of 15 studies were finally included in our systematic review, and eight of which were incorporated into our meta-analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pooled results showed that the Mini-Mental State Examination score in incretin-based therapy groups was increased by 1.20 compared with the control group (weighted mean difference 1.20, 95% confidence interval 0.39–2.01). The results of eight studies assessed by the Newcastle Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale and the Cochrane Collaboration's tool, and the quality of the eight studies were at a relatively high level. Egger's regression did not show significant publication bias.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Current evidence shows that incretin-based therapies might be more effective, when compared with the other hypoglycemic drugs, for cognitive improvement in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 7","pages":"864-873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6084502","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}
Ali Nikparast, Jamal Rahmani, Reza Bagheri, Saba Mohammadpour, Mehdi Shadnoosh, Alexei Wong, Matin Ghanavati
{"title":"Maternal uric acid levels and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies including 105,380 participants","authors":"Ali Nikparast, Jamal Rahmani, Reza Bagheri, Saba Mohammadpour, Mehdi Shadnoosh, Alexei Wong, Matin Ghanavati","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14022","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although the association between uric acid levels and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been investigated, the effects of higher uric acid levels on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have yet to be established. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the relationship between uric acid levels during pregnancy and the risk of GDM.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>PubMed/Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched up to April 2022 for relevant observational studies. A random effects model was used to estimate pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). To assess the heterogeneity of included studies, the <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> index was used.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Among the initial 262 studies that were recognized from the databases search, 23 studies including 105,380 participants were eligible. Pooled analysis showed that higher uric acid levels significantly affected the risk of GDM (OR 2.58, 95% CI 1.89–3.52, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 90.8%, <i>P</i> < 0.001). Subgroup analyses based on the gestational week showed that higher uric acid levels before the 20th week of gestation were significantly associated with the risk of GDM (OR 3.26, 95% CI 2.26–4.71, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 89.3%, <i>P</i> < 0.001). Based on the meta-regression analysis, uric acid levels and odds of GDM were significantly correlated with the participants' age, and it was more significant in younger pregnant women.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study showed a positive association between uric acid levels and the risk of GDM. Also, our results indicate that measuring uric acid levels before 20 weeks of gestation can potentially predict GDM, especially in younger women.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 8","pages":"973-984"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6062523","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}
Limeng Pan, Huajie Zou, Xiaoyu Meng, Danpei Li, Wenjun Li, Xi Chen, Yan Yang, Xuefeng Yu
{"title":"Predictive values of metabolic score for insulin resistance on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and comparison with other insulin resistance indices among Chinese with and without diabetes mellitus: Results from the 4C cohort study","authors":"Limeng Pan, Huajie Zou, Xiaoyu Meng, Danpei Li, Wenjun Li, Xi Chen, Yan Yang, Xuefeng Yu","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14024","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate the relationship between the metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) index and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) and to compare its ability to predict MACEs with other IR indices including homeostatic model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR) and triglyceride glucose (TyG) index-related parameters.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a cohort study enrolling 7,291 participants aged ≥40 years. Binary logistic regression and restricted cubic splines were performed to determine the association between METS-IR and MACEs, and the receiver operating curve (ROC) was utilized to compare the predictive abilities of IR indices and to determine the optimal cut-off points.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There were 348 (4.8%) cases of MACEs during a median follow-up of 3.8 years. Compared with participants with a METS-IR in the lowest quartile, the multivariate-adjusted RRs and 95% CIs for participants with a METS-IR in the highest quartile were 1.47 (1.05–2.77) in all participants, 1.42 (1.18–2.54) for individuals without diabetes, and 1.75 (1.11–6.46) for individuals with diabetes. Significant interactions were found between the METS-IR and the risk of MACEs by sex in all participants and by age and sex in individuals without diabetes (all <i>P</i> values for interaction < 0.05). In the ROC analysis, the METS-IR had a higher AUC value than other indices for predicting MACEs in individuals with diabetes and had a comparable or higher AUC than other indices for individuals without diabetes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The METS-IR can be an effective clinical indicator for identifying MACEs, as it had superior predictive power when compared with other IR indices in individuals with diabetes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 8","pages":"961-972"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5937860","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}
{"title":"Comparison of positive rates between glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies and ElisaRSR™ 3 Screen ICA™ in recently obtained sera from patients who had been previously diagnosed with slowly progressive type 1 diabetes","authors":"Nobuaki Takehana, Tomoyasu Fukui, Yusaku Mori, Munenori Hiromura, Michishige Terasaki, Makoto Ohara, Michiya Takada, Masako Tomoyasu, Yoshihisa Ito, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Sho-ichi Yamagishi","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14016","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to compare the positivity rates of glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA) and ElisaRSR™ 3 Screen ICA™ (3 Screen ICA), a newly developed assay for the simultaneous measurement of GADA, insulinoma-associated antigen-2 autoantibodies (IA-2A), and zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies (ZnT8A), in recently obtained sera from patients who had been previously diagnosed with slowly progressive type 1 diabetes (SPIDDM).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We enrolled 53 patients with SPIDDM who were positive for GADA at the diagnosis and 98 non-diabetic individuals, and investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the 3 Screen ICA (cutoff index ≥30 units) compared with that of GADA. In addition, we compared the clinical characteristics of patients with SPIDDM who were negative or positive on 3 Screen ICA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The positivity rates of 3 Screen ICA, GADA, IA-2A, and ZnT8A were 88.7, 86.8, 24.5, and 13.2%, respectively. The respective sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for SPIDDM were 88.7, 100, 100, and 94.2% by 3 Screen ICA and 86.8, 100, 100.0, and 93.3% by GADA. There were no significant differences in age at onset, duration of diabetes, body mass index, glycated hemoglobin and C-peptide levels, and the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis between patients with SPIDDM who were positive or negative on 3 Screen ICA. However, the prevalence of insulin users was significantly higher in those who were positive than in those who were negative on 3 Screen ICA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Similar to GADA, 3 Screen ICA may be a useful diagnostic tool for detecting patients with SPIDDM.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 7","pages":"856-863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5725698","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}
{"title":"Stimulatory effect of imeglimin on incretin secretion","authors":"Quan Yingyue, Kenji Sugawara, Harumi Takahashi, Norihide Yokoi, Kento Ohbayashi, Yusaku Iwasaki, Susumu Seino, Wataru Ogawa","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14001","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Imeglimin is a new antidiabetic drug structurally related to metformin. Despite this structural similarity, only imeglimin augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), with the mechanism underlying this effect remaining unclear. Given that glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) also enhance GSIS, we examined whether these incretin hormones might contribute to the pharmacological actions of imeglimin.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Blood glucose and plasma insulin, GIP, and GLP-1 concentrations were measured during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) performed in C57BL/6JJcl (C57BL/6) or KK-Ay/TaJcl (KK-Ay) mice after administration of a single dose of imeglimin with or without the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor sitagliptin or the GLP-1 receptor antagonist exendin-9. The effects of imeglimin, with or without GIP or GLP-1, on GSIS were examined in C57BL/6 mouse islets.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Imeglimin lowered blood glucose and increased plasma insulin levels during an OGTT in both C57BL/6 and KK-Ay mice, whereas it also increased the plasma levels of GIP and GLP-1 in KK-Ay mice and the GLP-1 levels in C57BL/6 mice. The combination of imeglimin and sitagliptin increased plasma insulin and GLP-1 levels during the OGTT in KK-Ay mice to a markedly greater extent than did either drug alone. Imeglimin enhanced GSIS in an additive manner with GLP-1, but not with GIP, in mouse islets. Exendin-9 had only a minor inhibitory effect on the glucose-lowering action of imeglimin during the OGTT in KK-Ay mice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our data suggest that the imeglimin-induced increase in plasma GLP-1 levels likely contributes at least in part to its stimulatory effect on insulin secretion.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 6","pages":"746-755"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"6088531","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}
{"title":"A 7 day inpatient diabetes education program improves quality of life and glycemic control 12 months after discharge","authors":"Mika Kurita, Hiroaki Satoh, Hideyoshi Kaga, Satoshi Kadowaki, Yuki Someya, Yuka Tosaka, Yuya Nishida, Fuki Ikeda, Yoshifumi Tamura, Hirotaka Watada","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14008","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For long-term management of diabetes, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus require a high level of treatment adherence, which is associated with treatment satisfaction and their quality of life (QOL). To achieve it, patient education about diabetes self-management is essential. We routinely conduct a 7 day inpatient diabetes education program and administer the diabetes treatment-related (DTR)-QOL questionnaire to all participants, both before admission and at discharge. Here, we investigated whether our program improves QOL and post-discharge glycemic control.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This retrospective study utilized data from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who participated in our program between July 2017 and March 2020 and who had been treated in our outpatient department for more than 1 year. We evaluated the relationship between at admission and at discharge diabetes treatment-related quality of life scores and glycemic control after discharge.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data from 140 patients were analyzed in this study, which showed a significant improvement in the total, ‘Anxiety and dissatisfaction with treatment’, and ‘Satisfaction-with-treatment’ scores. A significant improvement was evident in HbA1c at 12 months after discharge. Multiple regression analysis showed that HbA1c after 12 months was independently associated with gender, duration of diabetes, and HbA1c at admission.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our program effectively improves quality of life and post-discharge glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is particularly effective in patients of the male gender, with a shorter duration of diabetes mellitus and higher HbA1c at admission.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 6","pages":"811-820"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5722394","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}
{"title":"Associations of sleep quality with the skeletal muscle strength in patients with type 2 diabetes with poor glycemic control","authors":"Takanori Hayashi, Nobuhiro Wada, Tetsuya Kubota, Chie Koizumi, Yoshitaka Sakurai, Masakazu Aihara, Satoshi Usami, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Naoto Kubota","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are reported to be at a high risk for sarcopenia, and are known to have a poorer sleep quality. However, the association between sleep quality and skeletal muscle in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is not yet precisely understood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 110 inpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 40–90 years were enrolled. The sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Skeletal muscle mass was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Muscle strength was evaluated by measuring the grip strength. We also performed dietary surveys and measurements of the plasma amino acid levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A high total score on the PSQI was significantly associated with reduced muscle strength, and the association persisted even after adjustments for confounders. On the other hand, adjusted analysis did not reveal any significant associations between the PSQI total score and the skeletal muscle mass. In regard to the associations with subscores of the PSQI, the scores for sleep latency, sleep efficiency, and daytime dysfunction were significantly negatively associated with the muscle strength. Although poor sleep quality was associated with a high confectionery intake and low plasma arginine, citrulline, and ornithine levels, neither confectionery intake levels nor the plasma levels of these amino acids was associated with the muscle strength.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study revealed a significant association between the sleep quality and muscle strength in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. These results suggest that poor sleep quality is an important risk factor for sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 6","pages":"801-810"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5707317","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}
{"title":"Association of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatment with gastric residue in an esophagogastroduodenoscopy","authors":"Toshiko Kobori, Yukiko Onishi, Yoko Yoshida, Tazu Tahara, Takako Kikuchi, Tetsuya Kubota, Masahiko Iwamoto, Tomonobu Sawada, Reo Kobayashi, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Masato Kasuga","doi":"10.1111/jdi.14005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims/Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Previous studies have reported that the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) delays gastric emptying, and gastric emptying was assessed by the <sup>13</sup>C breath test or paracetamol absorption technique. However, neither of them is clinically familiar in real-world clinical practice. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between GLP-1RA treatment and gastric residue in an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study was a matched pair case–control study. The study population consisted of 1,128 individuals with diabetes who had esophagogastroduodenoscopy at our clinic between July 2020 and June 2022. To account for differences in characteristics, such as age, sex, insulin treatment and glycated hemoglobin, we carried out a one-to-one nearest neighbor propensity score matching analysis between diabetes patients with and without GLP-1RA treatment. After matching, we compared the presence of gastric residue in an esophagogastroduodenoscopy by the McNemar test between patients with and without GLP-1RA treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>After the propensity score matching, we selected 205 pairs. In the propensity score-matched comparison, the proportion of gastric residue was statistically significantly higher in the GLP-1RA treatment group (0.49% vs 5.4%, <i>P</i> = 0.004). The details of GLP-1RA prescribed for the 11 patients with gastric residue were liraglutide once daily 1.8 mg (<i>n</i> = 2), dulaglutide once weekly 0.75 mg (<i>n</i> = 5), semaglutide once weekly 0.5 mg (<i>n</i> = 2) and semaglutide once weekly 1.0 mg (<i>n</i> = 2).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>GLP-1RA treatment is associated with gastric residue in an esophagogastroduodenoscopy in patients with diabetes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":190,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Diabetes Investigation","volume":"14 6","pages":"767-773"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jdi.14005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5642803","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}