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ABSTRACT: Aims
Intraperitoneal (IP) insulin administration is a last-resort treatment option for selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). As the IP route of insulin administration mimics the physiology more closely than the subcutaneous (SC) route, we hypothesized that IP insulin would result in less oxidative stress (expressed as systemic level of free sulphydryl (R-SH) content) compared to SC insulin in subjects with T1DM.Materials and methods
Prospective, observational case-control study. Serum thiol measurements were performed at baseline and at 26 weeks in age- and gender-matched patients with T1DM. Serum-free thiols, compounds with a R-SH group that are readily oxidized by reactive oxygen species, are considered to be a marker of systemic redox status.Results
A total of 176 patients, 39 of which used IP and 141 SC insulin therapy were analysed. Mean baseline R-SH concentration was 248 (31) ?mol/L. In multivariable analysis, the route of insulin therapy had no impact on baseline R-SH levels. The estimated geometric mean concentrations of R-SH did not differ significantly between both groups: 264 (95% CI 257, 270) for the IP group and 258 (95% CI 254, 261) for the SC group with a difference of 6 (95% CI -2, 14) ?mol/L.Conclusions
Based on R-SH as a marker of systemic oxidative stress, these findings demonstrate that the route of insulin administration, IP or SC, does not influence systemic redox status in patients with T1DM.
SUBMITTER: van Dijk PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775445 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Dijk Peter R PR Waanders Femke F Logtenberg Susan J J SJJ Groenier Klaas H KH Vriesendorp Titia M TM Kleefstra Nanne N van Goor Harry H Bilo Henk J G HJG
Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism 20190808 4
<h4>Aims</h4>Intraperitoneal (IP) insulin administration is a last-resort treatment option for selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). As the IP route of insulin administration mimics the physiology more closely than the subcutaneous (SC) route, we hypothesized that IP insulin would result in less oxidative stress (expressed as systemic level of free sulphydryl (R-SH) content) compared to SC insulin in subjects with T1DM.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Prospective, observational ca ...[more]