Low Blood Glucose Index Associated with Cardiovascular Events in Diabetic kidney disease Patients
Low Blood Glucose Index is Associated with Cardiovascular Events in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients suggests a new study published in the Blood Purification.
Blood glucose monitoring was vitally important in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients for preventing complications and improving survival rates. The associations between glycemic variability and blood biochemical indicators were underestimated in patients with DKD undergoing hemodialysis. Therefore, we primarily aimed to investigate the glycemic variability and 1-year risk of cardiovascular disease events in diabetic hemodialysis patients. And we secondarily aimed to explore the association between glycemic variability and blood biochemical indicators.
In total, 27 patients were included in the final analysis. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was used to evaluate glucose variability for 14 days. Patients were divided into two groups by the cutoff level of time in range (TIR; >70% or ≤70%). The three-point major adverse cardiovascular event (3P MACE) was recorded within 1 year.
Results: After 1 year of follow-up, 4 patients in the high-TIR group and 3 patients in the low-TIR group had 3p MACE. Higher low blood glucose index (LBGI) level in diabetic hemodialysis patients increased the risk of 3p MACE outcomes (HR = 2.37, p = 0.018). And the level of albumin was positively associated with Low Blood Glucose Index (β = 0.51, p = 0.036). The plasma levels of albumin, glycosylated hemoglobin, and hemoglobin were positively associated with other CGM parameters.
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