Circulating 1,5-anhydroglucitol levels in adult patients with diabetes reflect longitudinal changes of glycemia: a U.S. trial of the GlycoMark assay.
OBJECTIVE
1,5-Anhydroglucitol (1,5AG) is a major circulating polyol arising primarily from ingestion and excreted competitively with glucose. Japanese studies have demonstrated reduced concentrations of 1,5AG in serum in hyperglycemic patients in comparison with euglycemic subjects and a gradual normalization of 1,5AG values for patients responding to antihyperglycemic therapies. In this first U.S. study, we assessed the ability of 1,5AG measurements to monitor glycemic control in a cohort of 77 patients with diabetes (22 with type 1 diabetes, 55 with type 2 diabetes) who presented with suboptimal glycemic control at baseline (defined as HbA(1c) >or=7%).


METHODS
Each patient received therapies consisting of combinations of diabetes education, nutritional counseling, and addition or dose adjustment of various insulins or oral antihyperglycemic medications. Therapy was targeted to reduce mean HbA(1c) by >or=1.0% over the monitoring period. 1,5AG, HbA(1c), fructosamine, and random glucose measurements were performed at baseline and at 2, 4, and 8 weeks after the initiation of therapy.


RESULTS
1,5AG, fructosamine, and glucose values progressed significantly toward euglycemia by week 2 of monitoring (Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, P < 0.05), with median changes of 93, -7, and -13% for 1,5AG, fructosamine, and glucose, respectively. In contrast, HbA(1c) values did not respond significantly to therapy until week 4. On an individual patient basis, 89.6% of patients displayed longitudinal changes of 1,5AG from baseline to week 8 in concordance with HbA(1c). 1,5AG was also highly correlated with HbA(1c) and fructosamine (Spearman rho = -0.6459 and -0.6751, respectively; both P < 0.0001).


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that 1,5AG responds sensitively and rapidly to changes in glycemia and monitors glycemic control in accordance with established markers.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Janet B
JB
McGill
Thomas G
TG
Cole
William
W
Nowatzke
Shannon
S
Houghton
Erika B
EB
Ammirati
Theresa
T
Gautille
Mark J
MJ
Sarno
D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000097:blood*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C006584:1,5-anhydroglucitol