title: The effect of improved post-prandial blood glucose control on post-prandial metabolism and markers of vascular risk in people with Type 2 diabetes.
abstract: A variety of abnormalities of metabolic, haemostatic and endothelial markers are associated with Type 2 diabetes. Evidence suggests that poor post-prandial blood glucose control may contribute to vascular risk. We aimed to examine whether the restoration of a more physiological insulin profile post-prandially would improve these abnormalities. Twenty-one patients with insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes were recruited into a single centre, crossover, double-blind study. Patients were randomized to unmodified human insulin or insulin aspart before main meals for 6-week study periods, both together with NPH insulin. At the end of each study period, pre-breakfast levels of markers of vascular risk were assessed and a test meal performed. There was no significant difference in HbA(1c) (7.04 +/- 0.13% (+/-S.E.) versus 7.15 +/- 0.11%, P = 0.060) with insulin aspart compared to human insulin at the end of each study period. The mean post-prandial blood glucose concentration at 90 min from self-monitored results was lower with insulin aspart than with human insulin (7.9 +/- 0.4 mmol/l versus 9.3 +/- 0.4 mmol/l, P = 0.011) as was study day post-prandial blood glucose at 90 min (8.4 +/- 0.5 mmol/l versus 9.2 +/- 0.6 mmol/l, P = 0.046). No significant differences were found in fasting lipid profile, apolipoproteins, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, E-selectin, or homocysteine between the two study periods. Insulin aspart resulted in improved post-prandial glycaemic control when compared to human insulin in Type 2 diabetic patients, but this was not associated with changes in markers of vascular risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Floor 4, William Leech Building, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. alison.gallagher@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Home
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061267:Insulin Aspart; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D008074:Lipoproteins; D006710:Homocysteine; D002784:Cholesterol; D061267:Insulin Aspart