Improved nocturnal glycaemia and reduced insulin use following clinical exercise trial participation in Individuals with Type 1 diabetes

McCarthy, Olivia, Deere, Rachel, Eckstein, Max L., Pitt, Jason, Wellman, Ben, Bain, Stephen C., Moser, Othmar and Bracken, Richard M. 2021. Improved nocturnal glycaemia and reduced insulin use following clinical exercise trial participation in Individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Frontiers in Public Health 8 , 568832. 10.3389/fpubh.2020.568832

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Abstract

Aim: To explore the influence of clinical exercise trial participation on glycaemia and insulin therapy use in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Research Design and Methods: This study involved a secondary analysis of data collected from 16 individuals with T1D who completed a randomized clinical trial consisting of 23-h in-patient phases with a 45-min evening bout of moderate intensity continuous exercise. Participants were switched from their usual basal-bolus therapy to ultra-long acting insulin degludec and rapid-acting insulin aspart as well as provided with unblinded interstitial flash-glucose monitoring systems. To assess the impact of clinical trial participation, weekly data obtained at the screening visit (pre-study involvement) were compared against those collated on the last experimental visit (post-study involvement). Interstitial glucose [iG] data were split into distinct glycaemic ranges and stratified into day (06:00–23:59) and night (00:00–05:59) time periods. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was accepted for significance. Results: Following study completion, there were significant decreases in both the mean nocturnal iG concentration (Δ-0.9 ± 4.5 mmol.L−1, p < 0.001) and the time spent in severe hyperglycaemia (Δ-7.2 ± 9.8%, p = 0.028) during the night-time period. The total daily (Δ-7.3 ± 8.4 IU, p = 0.003) and basal only (Δ-2.3 ± 3.8 IU, p = 0.033) insulin dose requirements were reduced over the course of study involvement. Conclusions: Participation in clinical research may foster improved nocturnal glycaemia and reduced insulin therapy use in people with T1D. Recognition of these outcomes may help encourage volunteers to partake in clinical research opportunities for improved diabetes-related health outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Centre for Trials Research (CNTRR)
Publisher:	Frontiers Media
ISSN:	2296-2565
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 September 2023
Date of Acceptance:	25 November 2020
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2023 11:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/162790

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