Macrovascular and microvascular outcomes after beginning of insulin versus additional oral glucose-lowering therapy in people with type 2 diabetes: an observational study

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian C. Hall ◽  
Alex D. McMahon ◽  
Dawn Carroll ◽  
Philip D. Home
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mykhailo L Kyryliuk ◽  
Sviatoslav A Suk

Abstract Relevance. Insight into the pathophysiology of diabetic macular edema (DME) has led to novel treatments, including anti-VEGF, corticosteroid-based treatment strategies and novel therapies, such as a clusterin blood retina barrier (BRB) cytoprotection. It has been shown the protective effect of clusterin on oxidative stress-induced cell death and its emerging roles in reduction of both BRB breakdown and neural retina damage. Goal. To assess the content of serum clusterin in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and diabetic macular edema depending on the type of glucose lowering therapy. Material and methods. This study was conducted in 82 patients with T2D and DME. The average age of patients was 65.25 ± 10.85 years (±SD) [25; 84], the average duration of diabetes was 14.0 ± 7.05 years (±SD) [1; 35], the average level of HbA1c was 8.40 ± 1.58% (±SD). The criteria for inclusion in the open study was voluntary informed consent, age 18 years and more, the presence of T2DM. Non-inclusion criteria were the presence of endocrine diseases, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, T1D, acute infectious diseases, cancer, decompensation of comorbid pathology, mental disorders, antipsychotics, antidepressants, neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system, proteinuria, damage to the optic nerve, glaucoma and mature cataracts. 43 patients received oral glucose lowering drugs (OGLD: sulfonylureas, biguanides), 39 patients received insulin therapy. All patients had instrumental ophthalmological examinations. The concentration of serum clusterin was measured by «Human Clusterin ELISA» kits. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA analysis. Results. A study of level variability of blood clusterin in patients with DME showed its dependence from the type of glucose lowering therapy. Comparison of mean values of strum clusterin in patients with DME and T2DM revealed the following statistically significant differences: OGLD 87,08 ± 3,15 mcg/ml [95% CI 82,63 - 91,54 mcg/ml]; insulin therapy 74,79±2,98 mcg/ml [95% CІ 70,58 - 78,99 mcg/ml] (р=0,006). Apparently, clusterin is involved in the pathogenesis of DME and may have a potential in reducing of the pathogenic effect of diabetes on the neurovascular unit. The data obtained make it possible to discuss the neuroprotective role of clusterin in DME with the use of voiced oral hypoglycemic drugs, which usually prescribe for patients with mild form of T2D or for the patients with moderate severity T2D (i. e. at the initial stages of development of diabetes). Conclusion. Against the background of glucose lowering drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic macular edema statistically significant (р=0,006) increases the content of serum clusterin compared to insulin therapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (14) ◽  
pp. 1523-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivi E Janssen ◽  
Frank L Visseren ◽  
Anthonius de Boer ◽  
Diederick E Grobbee ◽  
Jan Westerink ◽  
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Objectives A polypill containing aspirin, a statin and blood pressure (BP)-lowering agents has been proposed for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. To increase adherence and reduce the gaps between indicated and used therapy, a polypill might be of interest for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our aim was to assess the prevalence of the combined use of polypill components in patients with T2DM over time. Methods The combined use of polypill components was assessed between 1996 and 2015 in patients with T2DM in the prospective SMART cohort ( n = 1828). The results were dichotomized into patients without ( n = 568) and with ( n = 1260) vascular disease. The patient characteristics associated with the use of polypill components were evaluated. Results In total, 19% of patients with T2DM without vascular disease received a statin and ≥2 BP-lowering agents (‘cardiovascular polypill’) and 13% received additional oral glucose-lowering therapy (‘diabetic polypill’). Of the patients with T2DM with vascular disease, 42% received the combination of an antiplatelet agent, a statin and ≥2 BP-lowering agents (‘cardiovascular polypill’) and 30% received additional glucose-lowering therapy (‘diabetic polypill’). The prevalence of the use of the cardiovascular and diabetic polypill combination has substantially increased between 1996 and 2015 to 36 and 32% in patients without vascular disease and to 67 and 57% in patients with vascular disease. Conclusions Patients with T2DM frequently use polypill components, often together with oral glucose-lowering agents, and this rate of use has increased steadily between 1996 and 2015. Introducing a cardiovascular or diabetic polypill for patients with T2DM seems to be highly relevant.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 533-539
Author(s):  
Irina V. Gatckikh ◽  
M. M. Petrova ◽  
T. P. Shalda ◽  
E. L. Varygina ◽  
M. N. Kuznetsov ◽  
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The aim of thisstudy was to investigatethe efficiency ofmetabolic therapyincorrectionof cognitive impairmentin patientswith type 2 diabetes. We undertook the analysis of results of the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in 80 patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. All patients received basic hypoglycemic therapy. 32 patients (study group) received in addition to the basal glucose lowering therapy daily intravenous infusion of 10 mlcytoflavindiluted in 200 ml of a 0.9% sodium chloride solution for 10 days, followed by 2 tablets b.i.d. for 25 days.The group of comparison consisted of 29 patients given in addition to the basal glucose-lowering therapy daily intravenous infusion of 24 ml (600 mg) thioctacid diluted in 200 mL of a 0.9% sodium chloride solution for 10 days. Thereafter, they received 1 tablet ofthioctacid BV once dailyfor 30 days. The control group consisted of 19 patients who received basic hypoglycemic therapy without additional metabolic therapy.Inclusion of cytoflavin in the combined treatment ofpatients with type 2 diabetes ensured a more effective correction of cognitive impairment. There was a statistically significant improvement in optical-spatial activities (p = 0.001), attention (p = 0.001), abstract thinking (p = 0.046), and memory (p<0.001) compared to those in other groups, according to the MOS test. Positive dynamics was expressed as the improvement of the optical-spatial activities by 9,8 ± 10,3%, attention by 13,5 ± 11,8%, abstract thinking by 7,0 ± 8,9%, and memory by 23.0 ± 14 6%. The study of variations of the serum level of brain neurotrophic factor (BDNF) over time during the treatment with metabolic preparations revealedits statistically significant increase (p = 0.002) in the patients treated with cytoflavincompared with comparison (p = 0.139) and control (p = 0.078) groups. These results suggest the influence of cytoflavinon the processes of neuroplasticity under conditions of hyperglycemia, improvement of cerebral microcirculation and cerebroprotective action of this medication.


Author(s):  
A. S. Kolbin ◽  
A. A. Kurylev ◽  
Yu. E. Balykina ◽  
M. A. Proskurin

Ipragliflozin is a selective sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that reduce plasma glucose concentrations by inhibiting glucose reabsorption by the kidney through inhibiting SGLT2 sodium-glucose cotransporter and induce glycosuria. SGLT2 inhibitors are a new class of glucose lowering drugs most recently approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Unlike other antidiabetic agents, SGLT2 inhibitors improve glycemic control (by HbA1c) and provide multiple additional benefits, including decreased body weight, blood pressure, and other multiple pleiotropic effects. The completed clinical trials and real world data have provided evidence that including of SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of T2DM has benefits of reduction of cardiovascular and renal outcomes. Goal. The aim of the study was to conduct a clinical and economic examination of ipragliflozin in comparison with other regimens of glucose-lowering therapy with other SGLT2 inhibitors. Methods. In carrying out the pharmacoeconomic analysis itself, a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) was applied with the calculation of the corresponding cost-effectiveness ratio (CER), incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) according to the formula, as well as an a «budget impact analysis». Multiple one-way sensitivity analysis, check the robustness of the results of the main scenario results to changes in key parameters such as the cost of drugs and complications of diabetes. The time horizon for analyzing the dynamics of economic consequences when using ipragliflozin as a glucose-lowering therapy for T2DM was 5 years. Results. The weighted average cost per patient per year when using the ipragliflozin treatment strategy is 31,182 rubles. The costs of the empagliflozin strategy are 61,291 rubles per patient. In the case of using dapagliflozin, the weighted average costs are 30,032 rubles per patient per year, the total direct medical costs for the current drug therapy option, calculated on the initial number of target practice in 72,143 patients with type 2 diabetes, amounted to 3,068,642,442 rubles. Analysis of the trend of changes in weighted average costs showed that the broader use of ipragliflozin for the treatment of T2DM in the target population leads to reducing in diabetes related direct medical costs by 6.7 %, while the total economic effect of ipragliflozin introduction over five years will be 501,539,327 rubles. Conclusions. Use of ipragliflozin + metformin in T2DM treatment is a cost-effective strategy compared to empagliflozin + metformin. The combination of ipragliflozin with metformin versus dapagliflozin + metformin is economically feasible in terms of cost-effectiveness.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Czupryniak ◽  
Dror Dicker ◽  
Roger Lehmann ◽  
Martin Prázný ◽  
Guntram Schernthaner

AbstractPatients with Covid-19 place new challenges on the management of type 2 diabetes, including the questions of whether glucose-lowering therapy should be adjusted during infection and how to manage a return to normal care after resolution of Covid-19 symptoms. Due to the sudden onset of the pandemic, physicians have by necessity made such important clinical decisions in the absence of robust evidence or consistent guidelines. The risk to patients is compounded by the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in this population, which alongside diabetes is a major risk factor for severe disease and mortality in Covid-19. We convened as experts from the Central and Eastern European region to consider what advice we can provide in the setting of type 2 diabetes and Covid-19, considering the evidence before, during and after infection. We review recommendations that have been published to date, and consider the best available—but currently limited—evidence from large observational studies and the DARE-19 randomized control trial. Notably, we find a lack of guidance on restarting patients on optimal antidiabetic therapy after recovering from Covid-19, and suggest that this may provide an opportunity to optimize treatment and counter clinical inertia that predates the pandemic. Furthermore, we emphasize that optimization applies not only to glycaemic control, but other factors such as cardiorenal protection. While we look forward to the emergence of new evidence that we hope will address these gaps, in the interim we provide a perspective, based on our collective clinical experience, on how best to manage glucose-lowering therapy as patients with Covid-19 recover from their disease and return to normal care.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e000627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Pintat ◽  
Peter Fenici ◽  
Niklas Hammar ◽  
Linong Ji ◽  
Kamlesh Khunti ◽  
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ObjectiveTo assess the eligibility of patients participating in DISCOVER (a 3-year, prospective, observational study program of 15 992 patients with type 2 diabetes [T2D] initiating a second-line glucose-lowering therapy across 38 countries) for four cardiovascular outcomes trials (CVOTs) of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (CANagliflozin cardioVascular Assessment Study [CANVAS], Dapagliflozin effect on CardiovascuLAR Events trial [DECLARE-TIMI 58], EMPAgliflozin cardiovascular OUTCOME event trial [EMPA-REG OUTCOME], and eValuation of ERTugliflozin effIcacy and Safety CardioVascular outcomes trial [VERTIS-CV]).Research design and methodsIn this cross-sectional analysis, baseline characteristics of DISCOVER patients were compared with the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the CVOTs to assess patient eligibility, overall and in four regions (Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa).ResultsOverall, 11 385 patients (71.2%) had sufficient data for the analysis; 56.1% were men. The mean age and time since T2D diagnosis were 57.4 and 5.6 years, respectively. The mean glycated hemoglobin level was 8.3%. DISCOVER patients were younger, and fewer had a history of cardiovascular disease, than those enrolled in the CVOTs. Eligibility varied across the CVOTs; the proportion of eligible DISCOVER patients was highest for DECLARE-TIMI 58 (40.5%), followed by CANVAS (19.9%), VERTIS-CV (7.2%), and EMPA-REG OUTCOME (7.1%); 54.6% of patients were not eligible for any CVOT. Eligibility for each CVOT varied across regions, which was explained by the differing proportions of patients with established cardiovascular disease.ConclusionsIn a large, international population of patients with T2D initiating a second-line glucose-lowering therapy, DECLARE-TIMI 58 was the most inclusive CVOT, suggesting that its study population will be more representative of patients encountered in routine clinical practice than those of CANVAS, EMPA-REG OUTCOME, and VERTIS-CV.


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