• Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2015

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    How well do glucose variability measures predict patient glycaemic outcomes during treatment intensification in type 2 diabetes?

    • Silvio E Inzucchi, Guillermo Umpierrez, Andres DiGenio, Rong Zhou, and Boris Kovatchev.
    • Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: silvio.inzucchi@yale.edu.
    • Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 2015 Apr 1; 108 (1): 179-86.

    AimDespite links to clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the clinical utility of glycaemic variability (GV) measures is unknown. We evaluated the correlation between baseline GV, and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) attainment and hypoglycaemic events during treatment intensification in a large group of patients.MethodsPatient-level data from six 24-week clinical trials of T2DM patients undergoing treatment intensification with basal insulin or comparators (N=1699) were pooled. Baseline GV measures included standard deviation (SD), mean amplitude of glycaemic excursions (MAGE), mean absolute glucose (MAG), coefficient of variation (CV), high blood glucose index (HBGI), and low blood glucose index (LBGI) were correlated with HbA1c change and hypoglycaemic events.ResultsAll mean GV measures, excluding CV which worsened, improved significantly from baseline to Week 24, with the largest proportional reduction obtained for HBGI (-65.5%). When assessed as mean individual percentage changes only HBGI improved significantly. Baseline GV correlated positively with Week 24 HbA1c for SD, MAGE, and HBGI. Baseline HBGI and CV correlated negatively and positively, respectively, with Week 24 HbA1c change. Correlations also existed between most baseline GV measures and age, body mass index, Week 24 fasting plasma glucose, Week 24 postprandial plasma glucose, and hypoglycaemic events; statistical significance depended on the specific measure.ConclusionsPre-treatment GV is associated with glycaemic outcomes in T2DM patients undergoing treatment intensification over 24 weeks. HBGI might be the most robust predictor, warranting validation in dedicated prospective studies or randomized trials to assess the predictive value of measuring GV.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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