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Impact of Gastric Banding Versus Metformin on β-Cell Function in Adults With Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Mild Type 2 Diabetes

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Xiang, Anny H., Trigo, Enrique, Martinez, Mayra, Katkhouda, Namir, Beale, Elizabeth, Wang, Xinhui, Wu, Jun, Chow, Ting +54 more·2018·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) results from progressive loss of β-cell function. The BetaFat study compared gastric banding and metformin for their impact on β-cell function in adults with moderate obesity and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or recently diagnosed, mild T2D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Eighty-eight people aged 21–65 years, BMI 30–40 kg/m2, with IGT or diabetes known for <1 year, were randomized to gastric banding or metformin for 2 years. Hyperglycemic clamps (11.1 mmol/L) followed by arginine injection at maximally potentiating glycemia (>25 mmol/L) were performed at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months to measure steady-state C-peptide (SSCP) and acute C-peptide response to arginine at maximum glycemic potentiation (ACPRmax) and insulin sensitivity (M/I). RESULTS: At 24 months, the band group lost 10.7 kg; the metformin group lost 1.7 kg (P < 0.01). Insulin sensitivity increased 45% in the band group and 25% in the metformin group (P = 0.30 between groups). SSCP adjusted for insulin sensitivity fell slightly but not significantly in each group (P = 0.34 between groups). ACPRmax adjusted for insulin sensitivity fell significantly in the metformin group (P = 0.002) but not in the band group (P = 0.25 between groups). HbA1c fell at 12 and 24 months in the band group (P < 0.004) but only at 12 months (P < 0.01) in the metformin group (P > 0.14 between groups). Normoglycemia was present in 22% and 15% of band and metformin groups, respectively, at 24 months (P = 0.66 between groups). CONCLUSIONS: Gastric banding and metformin had similar effects to preserve β-cell function and stabilize or improve glycemia over a 2-year period in moderately obese adults with IGT or recently diagnosed, mild T2D.

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Xiang, A. H., Trigo, E., Martinez, M., Katkhouda, N., Beale, E., Wang, X., Wu, J., Chow, T., Montgomery, C., Nayak, K. S., Hendee, F., Buchanan, T. A., RISE Consortium, Kahn, S. E., Arslanian, S. A., Edelstein, S. L., Ehrmann, D. A., Nadeau, K. J., Palmer, J. P., Utzschneider, K. M., Temple, K. A., Rue, A., Barengolts, E., Mokhlesi, B., Van Cauter, E., Sam, S., Miller, M. A., Atkinson, K. M., Gebremedhin, T., Kernan-Schloss, A., Kozedub, A., Morse, E. J., Mather, K. J., Garrett, T., Hannon, T. S., Lteif, A., Patel, A., Chisholm, R., Moore, K., Pirics, V., Pratt, L., Gross, S., Zeitler, P. S., Williams, J., Green, M.-C., Garcia, Y., Reyes, K., Vissat, K., Brown, N., Guerra, K., Porter, S., Caprio, M., Savoye, B., Pierpont, J. M., Lachin, A. N., Hogan, S., Marcovina, J., Harting, J., Albers, D., Hill, P. J., Savage, & Leschek, E. W.
Affiliations
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • University of Nevada, Reno (US)
Corresponding author
  • Xiang, Anny H.
  • Buchanan, Thomas A.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2018-10-03
Volume
41
Issue
12
Pages
2544-2551
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2894960376
Cited by
37
References
28
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FWCI
5.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (grant U01-DK-094430, U01-DK-094406, U01-DK-094431, U01-DK-094438, U01-DK-094467, P30-DK-017047, P30-DK-020595, P30-DK-045735, P30-DK-097512)
  • the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1-TR-001855)
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California
  • University of Southern California
  • Allergan Corporation
  • Apollo Endosurgery
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1-TR-000430, UL1-TR-001082, UL1-TR-001108, UL1-TR-001855, UL1-TR-001857, UL1-TR-001858, UL1-TR-001863)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Allergan
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
gastric banding, metformin, beta-cell function, impaired glucose tolerance, obesity, C-peptide, insulin sensitivity, bariatric surgery, hyperglycemic clamp, arginine stimulation
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Male, Metformin, Middle Aged, Obesity, Severity of Illness Index, Gastroplasty, Glucose Intolerance, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Young Adult

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