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Anhydroglucitol in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Recruiting
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Interventions
Other: Measurement of blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol
Registration Number
NCT05594706
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
Brief Summary

The investigators will measure blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol in children with type 1 diabetes and correlate them with parameters related to functional beta-cell mass in diabetic patients. The values will be compared to those obtained in healthy volunteers. Children with newly diagnosed diabetes as well as children with longstanding disease will be included. The aim of the study is to test the validity of 1,5-anhydroglucitol as a novel biomarker of beta-cell mass and function in type 1 diabetes.

Detailed Description

One-center prospective exploratory pilot study performed in collaboration between the Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetology unit of the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and Prof. Pierre Maechler, Diabetes Center of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva Switzerland.

1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), a deoxyhexose present in almost all foods and forming a stable pool in human subjects, has recently been found to be correlated with functional beta-cell mass in two different mouse models of beta-cell dysfunction leading to diabetes. The decline of this biomarker precedes the development of hyperglycemia in lean b-Phb2 -/- and obese db/db diabetic mice, where beta-cell loss occurs through two different mechanisms.

Additional studies have shown a correlation of 1,5-AG levels with risk of progression of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in auto-antibody positive children, as well as with glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

The present project will analyse the correlation between functional beta-cell mass and the circulating levels of 1,5-AG in children with T1DM. This should contribute to the evaluation of a novel biomarker of beta-cell mass and function in T1DM.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Type 1 diabetes with positive autoantibodies against islets, insulin, islet antigen 2 (IA2), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 65 or zinc transporter (ZnT)8.
  • Treatment with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) with or without automated insulin delivery (AID).
  • Monitoring with a continuous glucose measurement system (CGMS) or flash glucose monitor (FGM).
  • Patient willing to keep the same type of CGMS or FGM during the year of observation
  • Ability to give informed consent as documented by signature
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients treated with multiple daily injections (MDI) or not willing to wear a CGMS of FGM
  • Patients changing the type of CGMS during the course of the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with T1DM of different durationMeasurement of blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitolAs the functional beta-cell mass gradually declines as disease duration increases, the investigators will do measurements in a cohort of children aged ≤ 18 years, with increasing diabetes duration. The investigators plan to analyze groups of 5 patients with a disease duration of 3 (36 - 47 months), 5 (60 - 71 months) and 10 years (120 - 131 months), respectively.
Newly diagnosed patients with T1DMMeasurement of blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitolThe investigators will do prospective measures in 10 to 15 children aged 2 to 18 years, at the time of diagnosis, four months after diagnosis and one year after diagnosis.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of 1,5-anhydroglucitol levels in newly diagnosed patients with indirect markers of beta-cell function and mass12 months after diagnosis

Blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol will be correlated with indirect markers of beta-cell function at different moments after diagnosis

Correlation of 1,5-anhydroglucitol levels in patients with longstanding disease with indirect markers of beta-cell function and massIn participants with a disease duration of 10 years.

Blood levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol will be correlated with indirect markers of beta-cell function in patients with different disease duration

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Geneva

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Geneva, GE, Switzerland

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