The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Glucose Control in Women With Type 1 Diabetes Evaluated Using a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System | Zendy

Denise S. Barata | Zendy; Luís Adan | Zendy; Eduardo Martins Netto | Zendy; Ana Claudia Ramalho | Zendy

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The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Glucose Control in Women With Type 1 Diabetes Evaluated Using a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Author(s) -

Denise S. Barata,

Luís Adan,

Eduardo Martins Netto,

Ana Claudia Ramalho

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc12-2248

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , menstrual cycle , continuous glucose monitoring , type 2 diabetes , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , hormone

Information on the factors that affect glycemia is pivotal in the treatment of diabetes, including insulin sensitivity in different physiological processes (1–4). The current study evaluated the effect of the menstrual cycle on glucose control in six patients with type 1 diabetes, with a median age 23 years and regular menstrual cycles, not in use of hormonal contraception, not pregnant or breastfeeding, with normal thyroid function, and recent glycated hemoglobin 180 mg/dL, hypoglycemia 180 mg/dL (≤2 h after a meal), and nocturnal …

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