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Lessons From the Mixed-Meal Tolerance Test

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Besser, Rachel E.J., Shields, Beverley M., Casas, Rosaura, Hattersley, Andrew T., Ludvigsson, Johnny·2013·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: Mixed-meal tolerance test (MMTT) area under the curve C-peptide (AUC CP) is the gold-standard measure of endogenous insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes but is intensive and invasive to perform. The 90-min MMTT-stimulated CP ≥0.2 nmol/L (90CP) is related to improved clinical outcomes, and CP ≥0.1 nmol/L is the equivalent fasting measure (FCP). We assessed whether 90CP or FCP are alternatives to a full MMTT. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: CP was measured during 1,334 MMTTs in 421 type 1 diabetes patients aged <18 years at 3, 9, 18, 48, and 72 months duration. We assessed: 1) correlation between mean AUC CP and 90CP or FCP; 2) sensitivity and specificity of 90CP ≥0.2 nmol/L and FCP ≥ 0.1 nmol/L to detect peak CP ≥0.2 nmol/L and the equivalent AUC CP; and 3) how the time taken to reach the CP peak varied with age of diagnosis and diabetes duration. RESULTS: AUC CP was highly correlated to 90CP (rs = 0.96; P < 0.0001) and strongly correlated to FCP (rs = 0.84; P < 0.0001). AUC CP ≥23 nmol/L/150 min was the equivalent cutoff for peak CP ≥0.2 nmol/L (98% sensitivity/97% specificity). A 90CP ≥0.2 nmol/L correctly classified 96% patients using AUC or peak CP, whereas FCP ≥0.1 nmol/L classified 83 and 85% patients, respectively. There was only a small difference seen between peak and 90CP (median 0.02 nmol/L). The CP peak occurred earlier in patients with longer diabetes duration (6.1 min each 1-year increase in duration) and younger age (2.5 min each 1-year increase). CONCLUSIONS: 90CP is a highly sensitive and specific measure of AUC and peak CP in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and offers a practical alternative to a full MMTT.

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Authors
Besser, R. E. J., Shields, B. M., Casas, R., Hattersley, A. T., & Ludvigsson, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Linköping University (SE)
Corresponding author
Besser, Rachel E.J.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2013-01-17
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
195-201
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2170019319
Cited by
91
References
37
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4.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0611-10219)
  • Diabetes UK
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Barndiabetesfonden
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
Keywords
mixed meal tolerance test, C-peptide, type 1 diabetes, endogenous insulin secretion, fasting C-peptide, diagnostic thresholds, diabetes duration, age at diagnosis, children and adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, C-Peptide, Child, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Fasting, Female, Humans, Male, Postprandial Period

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