Diabetes Care 26:881-885, 2003
© 2003 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.
Pathophysiology/Complications Original Article |
Contributions of Fasting and Postprandial Plasma Glucose Increments to the Overall Diurnal Hyperglycemia of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Variations with increasing levels of HbA1c
Louis Monnier, MD1,
Hélène Lapinski, MD1 and
Claude Colette, PHD2
1 Department of Metabolism, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France
2 University Institute of Clinical Research, Montpellier, France
OBJECTIVEThe exact contributions of postprandial and fasting glucose increments to overall hyperglycemia remain controversial. The discrepancies between the data published previously might be caused by the interference of several factors. To test the effect of overall glycemic control itself, we analyzed the diurnal glycemic profiles of type 2 diabetic patients investigated at different levels of HbA1c.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSIn 290 noninsulin- and nonacarbose-using patients with type 2 diabetes, plasma glucose (PG) concentrations were determined at fasting (8:00 A.M.) and during postprandial and postabsorptive periods (at 11:00 A.M., 2:00 P.M., and 5:00 P.M.). The areas under the curve above fasting PG concentrations (AUC1) and >6.1 mmol/l (AUC2) were calculated for further evaluation of the relative contributions of postprandial (AUC1/AUC2, %) and fasting [(AUC2 - AUC1)/AUC2, %] PG increments to the overall diurnal hyperglycemia. The data were compared over quintiles of HbA1c.
RESULTSThe relative contribution of postprandial glucose decreased progressively from the lowest (69.7%) to the highest quintile of HbA1c (30.5%, P < 0.001), whereas the relative contribution of fasting glucose increased gradually with increasing levels of HbA1c: 30.3% in the lowest vs. 69.5% in the highest quintile (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONSThe relative contribution of postprandial glucose excursions is predominant in fairly controlled patients, whereas the contribution of fasting hyperglycemia increases gradually with diabetes worsening. These results could therefore provide a unifying explanation for the discrepancies as observed in previous studies.
Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve AUC1, AUC above fasting PG concentrations AUC2, AUC >6.1 mmol/l CGMS, continuous glucose monitoring system CV, coefficient of variation PG, plasma glucose.

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