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Ajjan RA, Battelino T, Cos X, Del Prato S, Philips JC, Meyer L, Seufert J, Seidu S. Continuous glucose monitoring for the routine care of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2024; 20:426-440. [PMID: 38589493 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-024-00973-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
Although continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices are now considered the standard of care for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus, the uptake among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been slower and is focused on those receiving intensive insulin therapy. However, increasing evidence now supports the inclusion of CGM in the routine care of people with T2DM who are on basal insulin-only regimens or are managed with other medications. Expanding CGM to these groups could minimize hypoglycaemia while allowing efficient adaptation and escalation of therapies. Increasing evidence from randomized controlled trials and observational studies indicates that CGM is of clinical value in people with T2DM on non-intensive treatment regimens. If further studies confirm this finding, CGM could soon become a part of routine care for T2DM. In this Perspective we explore the potential benefits of widening the application of CGM in T2DM, along with the challenges that must be overcome for the evidence-based benefits of this technology to be delivered for all people with T2DM.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ramzi A Ajjan
- The LIGHT Laboratories, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- DAP Cat Research Group, Foundation University Institute for Primary Health Care Research Jordi Gol i Gorina, Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Medicine II, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
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Esdaile H, Hill N, Mayet J, Oliver N. Glycaemic control in people with diabetes following acute myocardial infarction. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 199:110644. [PMID: 36997029 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
Abstract
Diabetes is a highly prevalent disease associated with considerable cardiovascular end organ damage and mortality. Despite significant changes to the management of acute myocardial infarction over the last two decades, people with diabetes remain at risk of complications and mortality following a myocardial infarct for a multitude of reasons, including increased coronary atherosclerosis, associated coronary microvascular dysfunction, and diabetic cardiomyopathy. Dysglycaemia causes significant endothelial dysfunction and upregulation of inflammation within the vasculature and epigenetic changes mean that these deleterious effects may persist despite subsequent efforts to tighten glycaemic control. Whilst clinical guidelines advocate for the avoidance of both hyper- and hypoglcyaemia in the peri-infarct period, the evidence base is lacking, and currently there is no consensus on the benefits of glycaemic control beyond this period. Glycaemic variability contributes to the glycaemic milieu and may have prognostic importance following myocardial infarct. The use of continuous glucose monitoring means that glucose trends and parameters can now be captured and interrogated, and its use, along with newer medicines, may provide novel opportunities for intervention after myocardial infarction in people with diabetes.
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- Harriet Esdaile
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, London, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Ajjan RA, Heller SR, Everett CC, Vargas-Palacios A, Higham R, Sharples L, Gorog DA, Rogers A, Reynolds C, Fernandez C, Rodrigues P, Sathyapalan T, Storey RF, Stocken DD. Multicenter Randomized Trial of Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Recent-Onset Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the LIBERATES Trial. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:441-449. [PMID: 36516054 PMCID: PMC9887626 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of modern glucose-monitoring strategies on glycemic and patient-related outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and recent myocardial infarction (MI) and assess cost effectiveness. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS LIBERATES was a multicenter two-arm randomized trial comparing self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) with intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM), also known as flash CGM, in individuals with T2D and recent MI, treated with insulin and/or a sulphonylurea before hospital admission. The primary outcome measure was time in range (TIR) (glucose 3.9-10 mmol/L/day) on days 76-90 post-randomization. Secondary and exploratory outcomes included time in hypoglycemia, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), clinical outcome, quality of life (QOL), and cost effectiveness. RESULTS Of 141 participants randomly assigned (median age 63 years; interquartile range 53, 70), 73% of whom were men, isCGM was associated with increased TIR by 17 min/day (95% credible interval -105 to +153 min/day), with 59% probability of benefit. Users of isCGM showed lower hypoglycemic exposure (<3.9 mmol/L) at days 76-90 (-80 min/day; 95% CI -118, -43), also evident at days 16-30 (-28 min/day; 95% CI -92, 2). Compared with baseline, HbA1c showed similar reductions of 7 mmol/mol at 3 months in both study arms. Combined glycemic emergencies and mortality occurred in four isCGM and seven SMBG study participants. QOL measures marginally favored isCGM, and the intervention proved to be cost effective. CONCLUSIONS Compared with SMBG, isCGM in T2D individuals with MI marginally increases TIR and significantly reduces hypoglycemic exposure while equally improving HbA1c, explaining its cost effectiveness. Studies are required to understand whether these glycemic differences translate into longer-term clinical benefit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ramzi A. Ajjan
- Clinical Population and Sciences Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
- Corresponding author: Ramzi A. Ajjan,
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K
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- School of Life and Medical Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, U.K
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Clinical Population and Sciences Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K
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- Academic Unit of Health Economics, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Allam Diabetes Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, U.K
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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Ajjan R, Bilir SP, Hellmund R, Souto D. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Flash Glucose Monitoring System for People with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Intensive Insulin Treatment. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:1933-1945. [PMID: 36287387 PMCID: PMC9607728 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01325-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS For people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on intensive insulin therapy, the use of flash continuous glucose monitoring ("flash monitoring") is associated with improved average glucose control and/or reduced hypoglycemic exposure. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of flash monitoring versus traditional blood glucose monitoring (BGM) in people with T2D using intensive insulin in the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS The IQVIA CORE Diabetes Model (IQVIA CDM; v9.0) was used to analyze the impact of flash monitoring versus BGM over a 40-year time horizon from the UK payer perspective. Model inputs included baseline characteristics, intervention effects, resource utilization, costs, and utilities, based on recently published literature and national databases. UK National Health Service reimbursed costs of flash monitoring and BGM were used. An intervention-related health utility was obtained from a time trade-off study. Alternative scenarios were explored to assess the impact of key assumptions on base case results. RESULTS In base-case analysis, flash monitoring compared with BGM resulted in an incremental cost of £5781 and an additional 0.47 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). This provides an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £12,309/QALY. HbA1c and the intervention-related health utility were the key drivers of differentiation. All scenario analyses, including different discount rates, time horizons, effects on HbA1c and on the intervention-related health utility, as well as glycemic emergencies, generated ICERs of less than £20,000 per QALY. CONCLUSIONS The consistent results across base case and a range of scenario analyses indicate that long-term flash glucose monitoring use is cost-effective compared with BGM in a UK population of T2D on intensive insulin therapy based on updated clinical effects and a cost-effectiveness threshold of £20,000-30,000 per QALY.
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- Ramzi Ajjan
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Xu Y, Oriot P, Dunn TC, Hermans MP, Ram Y, Cheng A, Ajjan RA. Evaluation of continuous glucose monitoring-derived person-specific HbA1c in the presence and absence of complications in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:2383-2390. [PMID: 35876223 PMCID: PMC9804663 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the accuracy of a novel kinetic model at predicting HbA1c in a real-world setting and to understand and explore the role of diabetes complications in altering the glucose-HbA1c relationship and the mechanisms involved. MATERIALS AND METHODS Deidentified HbA1c and continuous glucose monitoring values were collected from 93 individuals with type 1 diabetes. Person-specific kinetic variables were used, including red blood cell (RBC) glucose uptake and lifespan, to characterize the relationship between glucose levels and HbA1c. The resulting calculated HbA1c (cHbA1c) was compared with glucose management indicator (GMI) for prospective agreement with laboratory HbA1c. RESULTS The cohort (42 men and 51 women) had a median age (IQR) of 61 (43, 72) years and a diabetes duration of 21 (10, 33) years. A total of 24 459 days of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data were available and 357 laboratory HbA1c were used to assess the average glucose-HbA1c relationship. cHbA1c had a superior correlation with laboratory HbA1c compared with GMI with a mean absolute deviation of 1.7 and 6.7 mmol/mol, r2 = 0.85 and 0.44, respectively. The fraction within 10% of absolute relative deviation from laboratory HbA1c was 93% for cHbA1c and 63% for GMI. Macrovascular disease had no effect on the model's accuracy, whereas microvascular complications resulted in a trend towards higher HbA1c, secondary to increased RBC glucose uptake. CONCLUSIONS cHbA1c, which takes into account RBC glucose uptake and lifespan, accurately reflects laboratory HbA1c in a real-world setting and can aid in the management of individuals with diabetes.
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- Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Service de diabétologie et endocrinologieMouscronBelgium
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- Cliniques universitaires Saint‐Luc, UCL Louvain – Service d'Endocrinologie et NutritionBrusselsBelgium
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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Giaccari A, Pontremoli R, Perrone Filardi P. SGLT-2 inhibitors for treatment of heart failure in patients with and without type 2 diabetes: A practical approach for routine clinical practice. Int J Cardiol 2022; 351:66-70. [PMID: 34979145 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), initially studied and approved for the treatment of diabetes, are now becoming a promising class of agents to treat heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), even in patients without diabetes. While the potential benefits in several diseases (usually treated by different medical specialties) is amplifying the interest in these drugs, their use in frail patients with multiple pathologies and on polypharmacy can be complex, requiring a composite multidisciplinary approach. Following a brief overview of the evidence supporting the benefits of SGLT-2i in patients with HF or CKD, we herein provide guidance for prescribing SGLT-2i in daily practice using a multidisciplinary approach. A shared treatment algorithm is presented for initiating an SGLT-2i in patients already being treated for diabetes and HF. Tools to prevent hypoglycemia, blood pressure drop, genital infections, euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis and eGFR dip are also provided. It is hoped that this practical, multidisciplinary guidance for initiating SGLT-2i in patients with HF and/or CKD, whatever therapy they are currently on, can help to offer SGLT-2i to the largest population of patients possible to provide the most therapeutic benefit.
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- Andrea Giaccari
- Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Italy, Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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Pearson SM, Kietsiriroje N, Whittam B, Birch RJ, Campbell MD, Ajjan RA. Risk factors associated with mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes following an episode of severe hypoglycaemia. Results from a randomised controlled trial. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2022; 19:14791641211067415. [PMID: 35089082 PMCID: PMC8801660 DOI: 10.1177/14791641211067415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe hypoglycaemia may pose significant risk to individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and evidence surrounding strategies to mitigate this risk is lacking. METHODS Data was re-analysed from a previous randomised controlled trial studying the impact of nurse-led intervention on mortality following severe hypoglycaemia in the community. A Cox-regression model was used to identify baseline characteristics associated with mortality and to adjust for differences between groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were created to demonstrate differences in outcome between groups across different variables. RESULTS A total of 124 participants (mean age = 75, 56.5% male) were analysed. In univariate analysis, Diabetes Severity Score (DSS), age and insulin use were baseline factors found to correlate to mortality, while HbA1C and established cardiovascular disease showed no significant correlations. Hazard ratio favoured the intervention (0.68, 95% CI: 0.38-1.19) and in multivariate analysis, only DSS demonstrated a relationship with mortality. Comparison of Kaplan-Meier curves across study groups suggested the intervention is beneficial irrespective of HbA1c, diabetes severity score or age. CONCLUSION While DSS predicts mortality following severe community hypoglycaemia in individuals with T2D, a structured nurse-led intervention appears to reduce the risk of death across a range of baseline parameters.
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- Sam M Pearson
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Ramzi.A.Ajjan. Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds, St James hospital, Beckett street, Leeds LS2 9NL, UK.
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Elbarbary N, Moser O, Al yaarubi S, Alsaffar H, Al Shaikh A, Ajjan RA, Deeb A. Use of continuous glucose monitoring trend arrows in the younger population with type 1 diabetes. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2021; 18:14791641211062155. [PMID: 34898300 PMCID: PMC8671682 DOI: 10.1177/14791641211062155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Early control of glycaemia is key to reduce vascular complications in individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Therefore, encouraging children and adolescents with T1DM to take responsibility for controlling glucose levels is an important yet a challenging task. The rapid expansion of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems has allowed for more comprehensive analysis of glycaemia in T1D. Moreover, CGM devices have the ability to calculate rate of change in glucose levels and display the information as trend arrows. In turn, this can help to take evasive actions to return glucose levels to near physiological glycaemia, which can be highly motivating for young people with T1DM. In the absence of standardised, evidence-based guidance, this consensus document, generated by experts from the Arab Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and international advisors, summarises recent literature on the use of trend arrows in young people with T1DM. The use of trend arrows in different CGM systems is reviewed and their clinical significance is highlighted. Adjusting insulin doses according to trend arrows is discussed while also addressing special situations, such as exercise, fasting, nocturnal hypoglycaemia and menstruation. Adequate understanding of trend arrows should facilitate optimisation of glycaemic control in the T1D population.
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- Nancy Elbarbary
- Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
- Nancy Elbarbary, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Diabetes Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 25 Ahmed Fuad St. Saint Fatima, Heliopolis, Cairo 11361, Egypt.
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- Division Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, Department of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
- Trials Unit for Interdisciplinary Metabolic Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Pediatric Endocrine Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, College of Medicine, Seeb, Oman
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- Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetics Unit, Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Paediatric Endocrinology Department, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and Khalifa University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Hierons SJ, Marsh JS, Wu D, Blindauer CA, Stewart AJ. The Interplay between Non-Esterified Fatty Acids and Plasma Zinc and Its Influence on Thrombotic Risk in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810140. [PMID: 34576303 PMCID: PMC8471329 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Thrombosis is a major comorbidity of obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite the development of numerous effective treatments and preventative strategies to address thrombotic disease in such individuals, the incidence of thrombotic complications remains high. This suggests that not all the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these events have been identified or targeted. Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) are increasingly regarded as a nexus between obesity, insulin resistance, and vascular disease. Notably, plasma NEFA levels are consistently elevated in obesity and T2DM and may impact hemostasis in several ways. A potentially unrecognized route of NEFA-mediated thrombotic activity is their ability to disturb Zn2+ speciation in the plasma. Zn2+ is a potent regulator of coagulation and its availability in the plasma is monitored carefully through buffering by human serum albumin (HSA). The binding of long-chain NEFAs such as palmitate and stearate, however, trigger a conformational change in HSA that reduces its ability to bind Zn2+, thus increasing the ion’s availability to bind and activate coagulation proteins. NEFA-mediated perturbation of HSA-Zn2+ binding is thus predicted to contribute to the prothrombotic milieu in obesity and T2DM, representing a novel targetable disease mechanism in these disorders.
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- Stephen J. Hierons
- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)-1334-463546; Fax: +44-(0)-1334-463482
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