Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycaemia in Insulin-treated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad J. Alkhatatbeh ◽  
Nedaa A. Abdalqader ◽  
Mohammad A.Y. Alqudah

Background: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) may develop hypoglycemia as an adverse effect of insulin therapy. Hypoglycemia has dangerous consequences that result from neuroglycopenia and hypersecretion of counter-regulatory hormones. Patients who recognize early symptoms of hypoglycemia can initiate self-treatment and rectify the situation. Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia (IAH) predisposes patients to severe hypoglycemia and unconsciousness. Objective: To assess the prevalence of IAH, the intensity of hypoglycaemic symptoms, the frequency of severe hypoglycemia and factors associated with IAH in patients with insulin-treated T2DM. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that used Clarke's and Gold's surveys to assess IAH and Edinburgh survey to assess the intensity of hypoglycemic symptoms in patients with insulin-treated T2DM (n= 388). The frequency of hypoglycemia and other data were collected by self-reporting or from medical records. Results: The prevalence (95% confidence interval) of IAH was 17.01% (13.27%-20.75%) as determined by Clarke’s method and 5.93% (3.58-8.28) by Gold’s method (Odds= 3.25, p-value<0.00001). Drowsiness, hunger, sweating, tiredness, trembling and weakness, were the most intense hypoglycaemic symptoms, and 6.19% of participants reported at least one episode of severe hypoglycaemia within the past year. Regardless of classification method used, IAH is not dependent on age, gender, duration of T2DM or duration of insulin therapy (p-values>0.05). Instead, IAH is positively associated with frequency of hypoglycaemia during the previous six months (p-value<0.05) and development of severe hypoglycaemia within the past year (p-value <0.05). Conclusion: This study highlights large variability in IAH depending on the method used for assessment. Increased hypoglycaemia frequency may increase the prevalence of IAH and thus the development of severe hypoglycemia

Author(s):  
Thanitsara Rittiphairoj ◽  
Krit Pongpirul ◽  
Kantima Janchot ◽  
Noel T Mueller ◽  
Tianjing Li

ABSTRACT This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for glycemic control in adults with impaired glucose control, including prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases, and trial registries up to February 2019. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of participants with prediabetes or T2DM. Eligible trials compared probiotics versus either placebo, no intervention, or comparison probiotics, or compared synbiotics versus prebiotics. Primary outcomes were mean change in fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) from baseline to short term (&lt;12 wk) and long term (≥12 wk). We performed meta-analyses using the random-effects model. We included 28 RCTs (1947 participants). Overall, probiotics reduced FBG more than the placebo/no intervention group with a mean difference (MD) of –12.99 mg/dL (95% CI: –23.55, –2.42; P value: 0.016) over the short term; and –2.99 mg/dL (95% CI: –5.84, –0.13; P value: 0.040) over the long term. There was also some evidence for reduced HbA1c in the probiotics group at both short term (MD: –0.17; 95% CI: –0.37, 0.02; P value: 0.084) and long term (MD: –0.14; 95% CI: –0.34, 0.06; P value: 0.172), however, these did not reach statistical significance possibly because only a few trials reported HbA1c as an outcome. Subgroup analyses showed a greater reduction in HbA1c in participants not receiving insulin therapy than those receiving insulin therapy. Furthermore, the effect of probiotics on the reduction of FBG was more pronounced in participants with FBG &gt;130 mg/dL and those not receiving insulin therapy than their counterparts. Probiotics were also effective in lowering serum cholesterol over the short and long term. In conclusion, we found that probiotics may have a glucose-lowering effect in T2DM participants. The effect appeared to be stronger in participants with poorly controlled diabetes and those not on insulin therapy. Systematic review registration: CRD42019121682.


Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 112-LB ◽  
Author(s):  
RONAN ROUSSEL ◽  
SANTIAGO DURAN-GARCIA ◽  
YILONG ZHANG ◽  
SUNERI SHAH ◽  
CAROLYN DARMIENTO ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 57-59
Author(s):  
Hakimuddin Malvi ◽  
Syed Maqsood Husain

Background: India has been recognized as the diabetes capital of the world by the year of 2025 Hypertension is a signicant danger factor for cardiovascular infection, stroke and ischemic coronary illness. Objective: The aim of this paper is prevalence of hypertension amid patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus- at a tertiary level hospital in central India. Methods: Present work is hospital based cross-sectional study was conduct in Chirayu Medical College & Hospital, Bhopal. The study population consisted of total 300 subjects. Data obtained directly from patients and patients medical les, and the following data were included in the study . Results: The results showed that the after using chi-square test we found that hypertension was signicantly higher p value(<0.05) among female patients (69%),patients with long duration diabetes (77%)10 years and more, also it was signicantly higher among patients with current smokers (69%). Conclusion: In this study the prevalence of hypertension is increasing in patient with T2DM. Hypertension was the most danger factor for micro vascular and macro vascular confusion of T2DM.


BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e020062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaosu Bai ◽  
Zhiming Liu ◽  
Zhisen Li ◽  
Dewen Yan

ObjectivesSeveral patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have depressive disorders. Whether insulin treatment was associated with increased risk of depression remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the association of insulin therapy and depression.DesignA meta-analysis.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search of PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and the Cochrane Library from their inception to April 2016. Epidemiological studies comparing the prevalence of depression between insulin users and non-insulin users were included. A random-effects model was used for meta-analysis. The adjusted and crude data were analysed.ResultsTwenty-eight studies were included. Of these, 12 studies presented with adjusted ORs. Insulin therapy was significantly associated with increased risk of depression (OR=1.41, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.76, p=0.003). Twenty-four studies provided crude data. Insulin therapy was also associated with an odds for developing depression (OR=1.59, 95% CI 1.41 to 1.80, p<0.001). When comparing insulin therapy with oral antidiabetic drugs, significant association was observed for adjusted (OR=1.42, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.86, p=0.008) and crude (OR=1.61, 95% CI 1.35 to 1.93, p<0.001) data.ConclusionsOur meta-analysis confirmed that patients on insulin therapy were significantly associated with the risk of depressive symptoms.


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