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In cross-sectional studies of asymptomatic diabetic patients, multiple abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) function have been found. Long-term significance of these abnormalities is unknown because follow-up studies have not been previously performed. LV ejection fraction (EF) by radionuclide angiocardiography was examined in middle-aged control subjects (n = 44), in patients with insulin-dependent (IDDM) (n = 32) and non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM) (n = 32) diabetes mellitus at baseline and after 4-year follow-up. At baseline, all study subjects were free from cardiovascular disease. LVEF at rest did not differ between the groups at baseline. The decrease in LVEF at rest during follow-up was 1.1 +/- 1.1% (mean +/- SEM) in control subjects, 3.1 +/- 1.3% (p = NS, compared with control subjects) in patients with IDDM, and 7.2 +/- 1.4% (p < 0.01) in patients with NIDDM. At follow-up examination, abnormally low LVEF at rest (< 50%) was found in 7% of control subjects, 13% of patients with IDDM (p = NS), and in 31% of patients with NIDDM (p < 0.05). Compared with control subjects, the prevalence of an abnormal LVEF response to exercise (an increase by < 5%, or a decrease) was higher in diabetic groups at both examinations. This prevalence increased in control subjects from 10% at baseline to 26% at follow-up examination.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Left ventricular systolic function in middle-aged patients with diabetes mellitus. 820 39

In IDDM or NIDDM, the total plasma cholesterol and triglycerides are usually within normal limits when the blood glucose is controlled. Marked hypertriglyceridemia can develop with loss of glycemic control and is often due to superimposed genetic abnormalities in lipoprotein metabolism. Tight control in IDDM usually reduces LDL and VLDL to normal levels and may raise HDL above the normal range. Low HDL cholesterol and mild to moderate elevations of VLDL triglyceride are common in NIDDM if obesity or proteinuria is also present. Both HDL and LDL may be smaller and more dense and may be enriched with triglyceride as compared with cholesterol. These abnormalities may require weight loss for control. The increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in diabetes is unexplained but is amplified by the well-defined cardiovascular risk factors. The new American Diabetes Association guidelines call for treatment of high triglycerides and LDL cholesterol to be aggressively reduced. Triglycerides should be under 200 mg/dL, are considered borderline high between 200 and 400 mg/dL, and high when above 400 mg/dL. Low HDL is defined as less than 35 mg/dL. Control of obesity with diet and exercise and reduced intake of saturated fat and cholesterol are important first steps. If needed, drug therapy is appropriate to reduce LDL to levels below 130 mg/dL in all adult diabetics and below 100 mg/dL in those with cardiovascular disease.
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PMID:Lipoprotein disorders in diabetes mellitus. 828 28

Hyperinsulinemia is very much in the spotlight. Debate rages as to its significance and role in the etiology not only of NIDDM, but also other morphological and metabolic risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including upper-body obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperuricemia. Epidemiological data support a key role for hyperinsulinemia in these disorders but it is far from conclusive except for the fact that hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance may be present many years before the onset of impaired glucose tolerance and NIDDM, and clearly play a role in their etiology. The thrifty genotype hypothesis provides a plausible basis for a better understanding of how hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance could lead to glucose intolerance and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but the detailed biochemical mechanisms remain elusive. A role for increased sympathetic nervous system activity, resulting from hypothalamic stimulation as a primary event causing hyperinsulinemia, cannot be excluded as a cause of hyperinsulinemia. The current focus on hyperinsulinemia also has resulted in closer examination of the therapy of diabetes and hypertension, emphasizing the need to avoid hyperinsulinemia in both IDDM and NIDDM individuals because of the putative risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and hypertension. There is still a paucity of epidemiological data to support a role for hyperinsulinemia in the etiology of hypertension. However, clinical practice already is being influenced by the fact that ACE inhibitors have been shown to reduce insulin resistance in clinical research studies. The research reviewed here, particularly that relating to hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease risk factors, has opened new vistas for the treatment and prevention of NIDDM and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Appropriate exercise clearly is associated with improved insulin sensitivity, modification of CVD risk factors, and lower prevalence of NIDDM. Upper-body obesity, the latest culprit in the field, can also be reduced by exercise. Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance can be detected in children, adolescents, and young adults. NIDDM can be prevented, but clearly, intervention needs to commence in childhood, and intensive risk factor intervention in subjects with NIDDM can reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It seems paradoxical that prevention of NIDDM and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are now possible even though the biochemical and molecular basis of these disorders is not fully understood.
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PMID:Hyperinsulinemia--how innocent a bystander? 829 79

Hypertension is known to place the individual with IDDM at high risk for the development of both renal and cardiovascular disease. Recent data suggest that aggressive antihypertensive therapy (angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors, prazosin, and calcium channel blockers) have significantly improved overall prognosis and long-term survival for individuals with IDDM. Because in individuals with IDDM the development of both hypertension and renal disease has its roots in childhood, it is important that early and effective antihypertensive treatment begin there.
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PMID:Hypertension in individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. 841 12

OBJECTIVE--Increased physical activity and physical fitness are recommended therapeutic modalities in addition to insulin and diet in the management of children with IDDM. The aim of this study was to assess the fitness levels of adolescents with IDDM compared with healthy control subjects and to evaluate the relationship between physical fitness and metabolic control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--We studied 59 patients with IDDM, 28 boys and 31 girls, age 15.6 +/- 2.5 yr, duration of diabetes 7.6 +/- 3.5 yr, HbA1 10.6 +/- 2.1% (mean +/- SD), and compared them with 18 healthy, nondiabetic control subjects, 9 boys and 9 girls, matched for age, BMI, and Tanner stage. Physical fitness was measured by VO2max during progressive bicycle ergometry. HbA1 was used to determine glycemic control. Lipid profile included fasting total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Lp(a), and TG levels. RESULTS--Patients with IDDM had lower VO2max levels than control subjects (33.7 +/- 7.0 vs. 41.0 +/- 10.4 ml.kg-1.min-1, P = 0.001). Males with IDDM had lower VO2max than male control subjects, but diabetic and control females showed no difference. In IDDM patients, VO2max correlated inversely with HbA1, insulin dose, cholesterol, LDL, TGs, and Lp(a), but did not correlate with HDL, which correlated inversely with BMI. CONCLUSIONS--We conclude that the state of physical fitness is an important correlate of lipid levels and Lp(a) in adolescents with IDDM. We speculate that higher physical fitness levels in adolescents with IDDM may decrease the risk of CVD through modulating lipid levels.
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PMID:The relationship of physical fitness to lipid and lipoprotein(a) levels in adolescents with IDDM. 826 1

In order to evaluate clinical presentation and to determinate classification criteria of type 1 diabetes in the elderly, we carried out a study in 258 diabetic patients more than 60 years old of which 100 used insulin by failure to oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA). The prevalence of ischemic cardiovascular disease was 36%, peripheral vascular disease 34% and stroke 30%. Non-proliferative retinopathy 47%, nephropathy 16% and peripheral neuropathy 37%. Cardiovascular risk factors as obesity (36%), hypertension (33%) and hypercholesterolemia (12%) were evaluated. The average duration of diabetes was 20 years. Post-glucagon C-Peptide, HLA-DR antigens and islet cell antibodies (ICA), were measured in 75 older diabetic patients on treatment of which 24 used insulin, 11 diet and 40 OHA. Older patients on treatment with insulin had longer duration of disease, less obesity, low level basal of C-Peptide and a low response to post glucagon C-Peptide (0.94 +/- 0.5 pmol/ml) compared with patients on diet (1.8 +/- 0.9 pmol/ml) and OHA (1.8 +/- 0.8 pmol/ml). Older diabetics on insulin therapy had a greater frequency of HLA-DR3 (42%) and HLA-DR4 (21%) than other older diabetics. The ICA was negative in most patients. This study shows the high prevalence of macrovascular and microvascular disease in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus and that the most reliable parameter in classifying type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes is the measurement of basal and post-glucagon C-Peptide. HLA-DR specific markers can be used with this parameter because their expression is partly shared. This approach appears useful in the older diabetic patients to help classify diabetes and its management.
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PMID:[Diabetes mellitus in the elderly: a study on its clinical presentation, C-peptide reserve, and immunogenetic markers of insulin dependence]. 848 59

PKT has become an important option in selected IDDM patients being considered for kidney transplantation because of its ability to offer superior glycemic control and improved quality of life. As both kidney graft survival and overall mortality are comparable following PKT and kidney transplantation alone at many centers, neither the survival of the patient nor the success of the kidney transplant need be jeopardized by the addition of a pancreas graft. The greater morbidity of PKT can be justified by the evidence that a pancreas graft will prevent recurrent diabetic nephropathy, result in greater improvements in sensory/motor neuropathy, and in some but not all studies, cause greater stabilization of eye disease. Improvements in lipid profiles observed after PKT but not after kidney transplant alone may predict better cardiovascular outcomes as well. Determination of who should receive an isolated pancreas transplant is more complex. Success rates are lower than after PKT. It remains important to ascertain that the candidate is susceptible to diabetic complications, or has repeated bouts of hypoglycemia or ketoacidosis unresponsive to other measures to justify the risks of long-term immuno-suppression. More difficult to determine is whether or when individuals who have advancing diabetic complications yet relatively preserved renal function (creatinine clearance > 70 mL/min) should become candidates. For now, each individual is considered on a case by case basis and the relative risks and benefits for each individual are carefully assessed. However, patient selection will be greatly aided by further research assessing the long-term risks and benefits of all types of pancreas transplantation. Pancreas transplantation will remain an important option in the treatment of IDDM until alternative strategies are developed that can provide equal glycemic control with less or no immunosuppression or less overall morbidity. Most of the research to date has concentrated on the consequences of pancreas transplantation on microvascular complications. However, cardiovascular disease events represent the greatest cause of mortality in pancreas transplant candidates. Thus, changes in cardiovascular risk after pancreas transplantation may be more important to long-term survival than any other factor and should receive greater attention in future studies.
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PMID:Consequences of pancreas transplantation. 852 Oct 25

The relationship between waist to hip ratio (WHR) and psychosocial factors has seldom been investigated, although both may contribute to cardiovascular risk. Therefore, these variables were examined in adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ([IDDM] N = 592; mean age, 29 years; mean duration, 20 years), a population at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Moreover, the association between changes in psychosocial factors and change in WHR was considered. After adjusting for body mass index (BMI), WHR in men was correlated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology (r = .19, P < .001), greater anxiety (r = .13, P < .05), less social support (r = -.20, P < .01), and lower type A scores (r = -.25, P < .001). In women, WHR was significantly correlated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology (r = .18, P < .01), greater stress (r = .16, P < .01), and alcohol consumption (r = .12, P < .05). For both sexes, smokers had a significantly greater mean WHR than nonsmokers (P < .01). For men, multiple regression analyses adjusting for BMI and age demonstrated that smoking, lower income, less exercise, and lower type A scores were the most significant variables associated with WHR. In women, the independent predictors of WHR were a history of smoking, lower educational level, and depressive symptomatology. The most significant independent predictors of change in WHR from baseline to 2-year follow-up study were change in weight (men), change in BMI (women), and change in depression scores (both sexes). These results suggest that psychosocial factors may affect cardiovascular disease risk through their influence on body fat distribution, and both may be important in identifying those most at risk for cardiovascular disease in populations with IDDM.
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PMID:Waist to hip ratio and psychosocial factors in adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications study. 859 1

Elevated serum sialic acid (SSA) predicts cardiovascular disease in the non-diabetic population and is also associated with the presence of microalbuminuria and clinical proteinuria in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM). We have studied 121 patients with IDDM of long duration (mean duration 25.2 years) to investigate the relationship of SSA concentrations to the presence of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. SSA levels were elevated in patients with retinopathy (0.578 +/- 0.161 gl-1, n = 98) when compared with those without retinopathy (0.468 +/- 0.145 gl-1, n = 23, p = 0.002). Patients with nephropathy (urinary albumin:creatinine ratio of > 3 mg mmol-1 in all of three early morning specimens of urine) also had raised SSA levels (0.625 +/- 0.169 gl-1, n = 30) compared with those without nephropathy (0.533 +/- 0.160 gl-1, n = 91, p = 0.006). There was a significant correlation of SSA with urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (correlation coefficient 0.33, p < 0.001). SSA levels were not related to the presence or absence of neuropathy (0.567 +/- 0.181 gl-1, n = 28, vs 0.533 +/- 0.160 gl-1, n = 93, p = 0.92, respectively). In conclusion, retinopathy and nephropathy but not neuropathy are associated with increased SSA levels in patients with IDDM. The significance of this is not yet clear but it is possible that sialic acid is involved in the pathophysiology of microvascular disease in IDDM.
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PMID:Serum sialic acid and the long-term complications of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. 868 44

Patients with diabetes mellitus were surveyed to determine magnesium utilization and supplementation patterns and the extent to which these patterns correlate with American Diabetes Association (ADA) consensus panel recommendations. Participating ADA member physicians were asked to enroll five or more patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM, or type I diabetes) or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM, or type II diabetes) who were not currently receiving magnesium supplementation and who they believed required or could benefit from oral magnesium chloride administration. Data were then collected regarding specific patient characteristics (ie, current diabetes therapy and glucose control); concomitant diseases and cardiovascular medications; baseline serum magnesium level, if measured before initiating magnesium chloride supplementation; and magnesium chloride dosage and duration. A total of 199 patients with diabetes began treatment with magnesium chloride supplementation after enrollment by a specialist. The mean baseline serum magnesium level for patients with IDDM was 1.48 mg/dL and for patients with NIDDM was 1.44 mg/dL (normal range, 1.80 to 2.40 mg/dL). No differences in mean serum magnesium levels were observed between men and women and between those with IDDM and those with NIDDM. Glucose control, as measured by glycosylated hemoglobin Alc, did not correlate with magnesium serum levels. A concomitant cardiovascular disease was present in 70% of patients. In 78.3% of patients, supplementation was initiated because of low serum magnesium levels; in 21.7%, magnesium chloride therapy was initiated empirically. No correlation was found between serum magnesium levels and the prescribed dosage or the recommended duration of magnesium therapy. Patterns of magnesium utilization among survey respondents generally followed ADA consensus panel recommendations. A majority of diabetic patients who were given magnesium chloride supplementation had concomitant cardiovascular disease. Primary care physicians and cardiologists who treat large numbers of patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease should be knowledgeable of the ADA consensus report because of the high prevalence of hypomagnesemia and because of the consequences of magnesium deficiency in these high-risk groups. To achieve successful long-term maintenance in these patients, additional physician education appears to be necessary regarding initial dosing strategies and recommended duration of supplementation.
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PMID:Magnesium utilization survey in selected patients with diabetes. 873 89


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