title: Blood glucose fluctuations in hemodialysis patients with end stage diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize blood glucose fluctuation during hemodialysis in patients with end stage diabetic nephropathy (ESDN) by a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), and aim to improve blood glucose control in this patient population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), receiving hemodialysis, were recruited in this study. Thirty-six patients had end stage diabetic nephropathy (ESDN group), the other ten patients had end stage renal disease without diabetes (ESRD group). A continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) was employed to monitor glycemic fluctuation for 72 hours. Blood samples were collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean, standard deviation (SD), maximum, and mean amplitude glycemic excursion (MAGE) of blood glucose and the ratio of blood glucose readings that was greater than 13.9 mmol/L of ESDN group, were significantly greater than those of ESRD group (p<0.01 for all) during 72 hours of observation. The mean blood glucose was significantly lower, while SD and MAGE were significantly higher in ESDN group on hemodialysis day than on days off hemodialysis (p<0.05), while these were not been observed in ESRD group. Though mean, SD, and MAGE of blood glucose during hemodialysis were significantly lower than those of peri-hemodialysis in both groups (p<0.01 or p<0.05, respectively), they were significantly higher in ESDN group than that in ESRD group (p<0.05). The mean blood glucose value calculated from HbA1c did not reflect the actual mean blood glucose measured by CGM in both groups, and gave an inaccurate impression of a significantly lower mean glucose.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ESDN patients had larger glycemic fluctuations as compared with ESRD patients. Hemodialysis caused reduction in mean, SD, and MAGE, which in turn caused bigger glycemic fluctuations on hemodialysis day. The HbA1c in ESDN patients gave an inaccurate value, which did not truly reflect blood glucose status for a prolonged period.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Yue-ping
authors: YP
authors: Jin
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Xiao-fei
authors: XF
authors: Su
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Guo-ping
authors: GP
authors: Yin
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Xiao-hua
authors: XH
authors: Xu
authors: Hemodialysis Center, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Ji-zhuang
authors: JZ
authors: Lou
authors: Hemodialysis Center, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Jian-jun
authors: JJ
authors: Chen
authors: Hemodialysis Center, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Lan
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Jiang
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China.
authors: Zheng
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Kok-Onn
authors: KO
authors: Lee
authors: National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore.
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Ye
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: majianhua@china.com.
authors: Jian-hua
authors: JH
authors: Ma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: Continuous glucose monitoring system; Diabetic nephropathy; Glycemic fluctuation; Hemodialysis; Type 2 diabetes mellitus