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The characteristics of blood glucose fluctuations in patients with fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus in the stable stage

Journal

ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM
Volume 62, Issue 6, Pages 585-590

Publisher

SBEM-SOC BRASIL ENDOCRINOLOGIA & METABOLOGIA
DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000082

Keywords

Fulminant type 1 diabetes; type 1 diabetes; continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS)

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81500606]
  2. Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology Project [BL2014010]
  3. National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [SBK2015042970]

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Objective: The aim was to characterize blood glucose fluctuations in patients with fulminant type 1 diabetes (FT1DM) at the stable stage using continuous blood glucose monitoring systems (CGMSs). Subjects and methods: Ten patients with FT1DM and 20 patients with classic type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) (the control group) were monitored using CGMSs for 72 hours. Results: The CGMS data showed that the mean blood glucose (MBG), the standard deviation of the blood glucose (SDBG), the mean amplitude glycemic excursions (MAGE), the blood glucose areas and the percentages of blood glucose levels below 13.9 mmol/L were similar between the two groups. However, the percentage of blood glucose levels below 3.9 mmol/L was significantly higher in the FT1DM group compared to the T1DM group (p < 0.05).The minimum (Min) blood glucose level in the FT1DM group was significantly lower than that of theT1DM group (p < 0.05). Patients with FT1DM had severe dysfunction of the islet beta cells and alpha cells compared to patients with T1DM, as indicated by lower C-peptide values and higher glucagon/C-peptide values. Conclusion: In conclusion, patients with FT1DM at the stable stage were more prone to hypoglycemic episodes as recorded by CGMSs, and they had a greater association with severe dysfunction of both the beta and alpha islet cells compared to patients with T1DM.

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