A.A ALABI MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS- M1 Medical Student’s Lecture
Outline Problems in Diabetes care Management of blood glucose Classification of anti- diabetic agents Oral anti- diabetic agents Injectable anti-diabetic agents Considerations in management plan Treatment targets in diabetes care Benefits of treatment
Problems in diabetes Hyperglycaemia Hypertension Dyslipidaemia Other co-morbid conditions- cardiovascular disease, renal disease, liver disease etc Diabetes complications
Goals of therapy Eliminate symptoms related to hyperglycaemia Reduce/ Eliminate long term micro/ Macro vascular complications Achievement of a normal lifestyle as much as possible
Management of blood glucose Education, Nutrition and Exercise Oral anti- diabetic agents Injectables Combination of any of above
Education on Diabetes A continuous effort Education on Nutrition and exercise Care during illness Education on medications and side effects
Components of DM Education Self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) Urine ketone monitoring Insulin administration Diabetes during illness Treatment of hypoglycaemia Foot care
Nutrition (DIET) Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) Optimal coordination of caloric intake with other aspects of diabetes therapy( insulin, exercise, weight loss) Divided into Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Primary - targeted for DM prevention Secondary - to prevent complications in DM Tertiary - to prevent worsening of DM complications
Nutrition (DIET) contd General principles- diet that contains fruits, vegetables, fibre containing food and low fat milk Food with low glycaemic index Glycaemic index of a food is the estimate of the post prandial rise in blood glucose after taking such food In T2DM- caloric reduction and reduced fat intake
Components of MNT CHO 45-65% of total caloric intake FAT- 20- 35% of total calorie Mainly unsaturated fats Saturated fat < 7% of total calorie <200mg/day of dietary cholesterol
Components of MNT Protein 10- 35% of total calorie Others Fibre containing food Non- nutritive sweetners
Biguanides Metformin - only biguanide in use Foremost anti- diabetic agent Usually first line in Type 2 DM, especially obese patients Phenformin - withdrawn years ago due to side effects of lactic acidosis
Metformin Acts on the liver by inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis and increasing insulin sensitivity Its is readily available and low cost Does not cause hypoglycaemia and weight gain Side effects include GI disturbance-(diarrhoea, abdominal cramps), lactic acidosis Contraindicated in renal and hepatic failure
Thiazolidinediones a.k.a Glitazones , examples Pioglitazone, Rosiglitazone Activates PPAR- gamma- peroxisome proliferator activated receptor Increases insulin sensitivity Does not cause hypoglycaemia S/E- fluid retention, increased risk of heart failure, fractures
Sulphonylureas Acts on beta cell to increase insulin secretion 1 st generation- tolbutamide , chlorpropramide 2 nd generation- glibenclamide , gliclazide , glimeperide Available and affordable Good reduction in HbA1c S/E- hypoglycaemia, weight gain
DPP- 4 inhibitors Sitagliptin , Vildagliptin , Saxagliptin Incretin based therapy Inhibits DPP-4 activity, increasing GLP-1 concentration Effects include glucose dependent increase in insulin secretion and reduction in glucagon production
Alpha glucosidase inhibitors Reduces glucose absorption in GIT, by inhibiting enzymes that cleaves oligosaccharides to simple sugars s/e flatulence, diarrhoea, abdominal distension
Insulin Classification Animal vs Human vs Analogue Rapid vs Short vs Intermediate Vs Long acting Single vs Mixed preparation Inhaled
In 1921 the Canadian scientists Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James B. Collip discovered insulin. They extracted insulin from the islets of animal pancreases. Up to that time type 1 diabetes was a virtual death sentence for patients suffering from it.
Insulin action Increases glucose uptake, particularly in muscle, liver and adipose tissue Suppresses glucose output from the liver Increases formation of fat Inhibits breakdown of fats Promotes amino-acid uptake and prevents protein breakdown
Insulin types and action Onset ( hrs ) Peak (hrs) Duration (hrs) Rapid Lispro Aspart Glulisine <¼ ½ - 1 3-5 Short Soluble (regular) ½-1 2-4 6-8 Intermediate NPH 2-4 6-8 12-16 Long acting Glargine Detemir 2-4 1-2 No peak No peak ≥24 or more 12-24 (dose-dependent) Inhaled Insulin Exubera ¼ - ½ ½ - 1½ 4 - 6 Slides current until 2008
International Colour Coding for Insulin Preparations Insulin Preparation Color Code Rapid - Acting Analogs Insulin lispro (Humalog) Insulin aspart ( NovoLog ) Insulin glulisine ( Apidra ) Dark brown Orange Dark purple Short Acting Regular Yellow Intermediate - Acting NPH Green Long-Acting Analogs Insulin glargine ( Lantus) Insulin detemir ( Levemir ) Purple Dark Green
International Colour Coding for Insulin Preparations Insulin Preparation Colour Code Pre-Mixed Insulin’s Conventional 30/70 (30% Regular +70%NPH) 50/50 (50% Regular+50% NPH) 25/75 (25% Regular+75% NPH) Brown Grey Sky blue Pre-Mixed Insulin’s Analog Humalog Mix 25/75(25% lispro + 75% lispro protamine) Humalog Mix 50/50 (50% lispro +50% lispro protamine) NovoLog Mix/ Novomix 30/70 (30% aspart +70% aspart protamine) Golden yellow Red Deep Blue
INJECTION SITES The abdomen Deltoid area Thighs Buttock -subcutaneous injection Rotation of the injection site is important to prevent lipodystrophy Rotating within one area is recommended Exercise increases the rate of absorption from injection sites
Indications for insulin therapy Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes with OHA failure Type 2 diabetes with nephropathy Hyperglycaemic emergency Sepsis, DM foot ulcer Surgery GDM
Insulin Syringe
Insulin Pen
Insulin Pump
Inhaled Insulin
Complications of Insulin Hypoglycaemia Weight gain Lipohypertrophy Lipoatrophy Insulin oedema Allergic reaction( animal insulin)
GLP-1 agonist Amplifies glucose stimulated insulin action Reduces glucagon secretion and slows gastric emptying Also causes weight loss s/e- nausea
Consideration in management plan Duration of diabetes- the shorter the duration the need for more stringent control to prevent complications Age- for very old individuals control is usually less stringent Presence of co- morbities , past severe hypoglycaemia and non motivated patients may require less stringent control
Targets of treatment It is individualised for each patient Hypertension also controlled to < 140/90 Treatment of dyslipidaemia with Statins Anti- platelets where indicated Treatment of proteinuria
Benefits of treatment Reduces onset of complications May reverse complications Total well being of patients Reduces mortality