Gastric emptying is now recognized as a major determinant of the blood glucose response to carbohydrate in both health and type 2 diabetes (T2D). While patients with longstanding diabetes exhibit a high prevalence of delayed gastric emptying, i.e. gastroparesis, patients with fewer complications are often associated with accelerated gastric emptying, which exacerbates postprandial glycaemic excursions. Moreover, gastric emptying appears to be more rapid in Han Chinese patients with T2D, as compared to Caucasian patients with T2D. The proposed study will (i) compare the rate of gastric emptying in newly diagnosed, Chinese patients with T2D to non-diabetic controls, (ii) evaluate the relationship between gastric emptying and glycaemic indices, including measures of glucose variability, and (iii) determine whether gastric emptying is altered by glucose-lowering therapies.
A total of 100 newly diagnosed Han Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes will be recruited into the study through the Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing first Hospital. Following enrolment, patients will receive either an intensive insulin pump therapy for a months, or a combination of oral glucose-lowering agents (including metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors and/or sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors), or a combination of oral glucose-lowering agents and injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for 3 months. Before the commencement of the therapy and on days 30 and 90, patients will attend the hospital for continuous glucose monitoring over 24 hours and measurement of gastric emptying using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). During their hospital stay, patients will consume 3 standard meals (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner) provided by the Department of Clinical Nutrition, with their glucose levels tracked by continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). Following the dinner, subjects will be asked to fast from solids and liquids (other than water) until the following morning, when they will be subjected to an OGTT at \~0900h. An intravenous cannula will be placed into a vein on the forearm. Subjects will be asked to consume a glucose drink containing 75 g glucose and 150mg 13C-acetate, within 5 min for the assessment of gastric emptying, postprandial glycemic and hormonal responses. Breath samples will be collected immediately before, and every 15 minutes after the drink for 3 hours for the measurement of gastric emptying. Venous blood samples will be taken at t = 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 min for the measurements of plasma glucose, serum insulin, C-peptide, glucagon, total GLP-1, GIP and bile acids concentrations. Blood pressure and heart rate will be measured before and every 15 min after the drink for 3 hours.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
78
The anti-diabetic treatments include insulin glargine, insulin aspart, GLP-1 receptor agonist, DPP-4 inhibitor, SGLT-2 inhibitor, metformin, sulfonylureas and/or gliclazide. Therapeutic dose of each drug follows recommendation by the treating doctor.
Nanjing First Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Change in Gastric-half emptying time of the 75 g glucose drink
The Change in gastric-half emptying time (min) before and after the treatment
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month and 3 months in diabetic group
Gastric-half emptying time of the 75 g glucose drink
The difference in gastric-half emptying time (min) between subjects with and without type 2 diabetes
Time frame: Baseline in both diabetic and non-diabetic group
The mean blood glucose level
The mean blood glucose level (mmol/L) during the 24 hours continuous glucose monitoring.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
The mean amplitude of glycemic excursion
The mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (mmol/L) during the 24 hours continuous glucose monitoring.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
The percentage of blood glucose levels within the target range
The percentage of blood glucose levels within the target range (%) during the 24 hours continuous glucose monitoring.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Serum insulin concentrations
The differences in the incremental under the curve from 0 to 180 min (iAUC0-180min) for serum insulin (mU/L) in response to a 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment. The incremental area under the curve (iAUC) is calculated using the trapezoidal rule.
Time frame: t = 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Serum C-peptide concentrations
The differences in the incremental area under the curve from 0 to 180 min (iAUC0-180min) for serum C-peptide (ng/mL) in response to a 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Serum total GLP-1 concentrations
The differences in the incremental under the curve from 0 to 180 min (iAUC0-180min) for serum total GLP-1 (pmol/L) in response to a 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Serum total GIP concentrations
The differences in the incremental under the curve from 0 to 180 min (iAUC0-180min) for serum total GIP (pmol/L) in response to a 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Serum bile acid concentrations
The differences in the fasting serum bile acid concentrations (μmol/L) before and after the treatment.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Systolic blood pressure
The differences in systolic blood pressure (mmHg) in response to the 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 15, 30, 45, 60,75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Diastolic blood pressure
The differences in diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) in response to the 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 15, 30, 45, 60,75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
Heart rate
The differences in heart rate (beats/min) in response to the 75 g glucose drink before and after the treatment.
Time frame: t = 0, 15, 30, 45, 60,75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165 and 180 min (t = 0 is when 75 g glucose drink is given) on baseline, 1 month and 3 months in the diabetic group
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