Objective: To investigate the characteristics of daily glucose profiles of the impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects by continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) so as to instruct the development of rational programs of treatment.
Methods: The CGMS data of 6 normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 10 IGT, and 20 newly diagnosed T2DM subjects were analyzed.
Results: (1) The values of average blood glucose, standard deviation of blood glucose, total time of plasma glucose > or = 7.8 mmol/L (T(PG) > or = 7.8 mmol/L) of the T2DM subjects were all significantly higher than those of IGT subjects (all P < 0.05), and these values of the IGI subjects were all significantly higher than those of the NGT subjects (all P < 0.05). The CGMS blood glucose profile excursion were also more and more fluctuant with the deterioration of glucose tolerance. (2) In the IGT group, the time of PG reaching peak was 109 minutes +/- 32 minutes and the daily time of PG > or = 7.8 mmol/L was 3.0 hours +/- 0.8 hours. In the newly diagnosed T2DM group, the time of PG reaching peak was 92 minutes +/- 22 minutes, and the daily time of PG > or = 11.1 mmol/L was 12.6 hours +/- 1.3 hours. The blood glucose increased more quickly and more sharply, and continued for more time after breakfast.
Conclusions: (1) CGMS data accurately display the characteristics of daily 24 h blood glucose profiles of the IGT and newly diagnosed T2DM subjects, and CGMS examination helps instruct the development of rational treatment program. (2) In daily life, the time of PG > or = 7.8 mmol/L in IGT subjects was nearly 3 hours. (3) With the deterioration of glucose tolerance, the postprandial glucose peak is elevated higher and more rapidly, and the daily blood glucose profile excursion becomes more and more fluctuant.