Association of scan frequency with CGM-derived metrics and influential factors in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the association between scan frequency and intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) metrics and to clarify the factors affecting scan frequency in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D).

Methods: We enrolled adults with T1D who used FreeStyle® Libre. Scan and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) frequency and CGM metrics from the past 90-day glucose data were collected.

Factors associated with hemoglobin glycation index in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: The FGM-Japan study.

Aims/introduction: The discrepancy between HbA1c and glucose exposure may have significant clinical implications; however, the association between the hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) and clinical parameters in type 1 diabetes remains controversial. This study aimed to find the factors associated with HGI (laboratory HbA1c - predicted HbA1c derived from the continuous glucose monitoring [CGM]).

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of adults with type 1 diabetes (n = 211, age 50.

To Use or Not to Use a Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose System? Real-world Flash Glucose Monitoring Patterns Using a Cluster Analysis of the FGM-Japan Study.

Objective This study investigated self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) adherence and flash glucose monitoring patterns using a cluster analysis in Japanese type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients with intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM). Methods We measured SMBG adherence and performed a data-driven cluster analysis using a hierarchical clustering in T1D patients from Japan using the FreeStyle Libre system. Clusters were based on three variables (testing glucose frequency and referred Libre data for hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia).

Predictive Factors of the Adherence to Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensors: A Prospective Observational Study (PARCS STUDY).

Background: Information about factors related to better adherence to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor adherence is quite limited.

Materials And Methods: Forty-six participants with type 1 diabetes using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) without CGM were recruited. The participants' characteristics and diabetes-related quality of life (QOL) were evaluated at baseline and one year after starting to use CGM.

Development and Validation of the Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion-Related Quality-of-Life (CSII-QOL) Scale.

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) is associated with improved glycemic control, a reduced incidence of hypoglycemia, and improved quality of life (QOL). To date, however, there has been no QOL scale specific to CSII. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure CSII-QOL for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The Effect of High-concentration Insulin Glarigine on the Quality of Life of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pre-post Study (HIGH-QOL STUDY).

Objective We compared the pain accompanying the injection of high-concentration (300 units/mL) insulin glargine (U300G) with that accompanying the injection of conventional (100 units/mL) insulin glargine (U100G). Methods U100G was switched to U300G at basically the same dosage. Visual analog scales were used to assess the quality of life (QOL).

Successful treatment with tocilizumab of pericarditis associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease often complicated by vasculitis. Pericarditis is a serious complication caused by vasculitis, resulting in retention of pericardial effusion that sometimes induces cardiac tamponade. We report a patient with RA in whom pericarditis improved after tocilizumab administration.

Hypopituitarism in a patient with transsphenoidal cephalocele: longitudinal changes in endocrinological abnormalities.

We report a 21-year-old man with severe fatigue due to hypopituitarism. At the age of 6 years, he was diagnosed with short stature due to a GH deficiency accompanied by a sphenoid cystic lesion. Laboratory findings and provocative tests for pituitary hormone function revealed ACTH, LH, FSH, TSH, and GH deficiency.

A renoprotective effect of low dose losartan in patients with type 2 diabetes.

It has been reported that angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) improves proteinuria in diabetic patients. However, whether this is a direct effect of ARB or through lowering blood pressure is still controversial. The aim of this study is to determine the direct effect of ARB on diabetic nephropathy.