Normal and disordered gastric emptying in diabetes: recent insights into (patho)physiology, management and impact on glycaemic control

Jalleh, Ryan J.; Jones, Karen L.; Rayner, Christopher K.; Marathe, Chinmay S.; Wu, Tongzhi; Horowitz, Michael

doi:10.1007/s00125-022-05796-1

Normal and disordered gastric emptying in diabetes: recent insights into (patho)physiology, management and impact on glycaemic control

Gastric emptying is a major determinant of postprandial blood glucose, accounting for ~35% of variance in peak glucose in both healthy individuals and those with type 2 diabetes. Gastric emptying is frequently disordered in individuals with diabetes (both abnormally delayed and accelerated). Dela…