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Severe hypoglycaemia and glycaemic control in Type 1 diabetes: meta‐analysis of multiple daily insulin injections compared with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
Author(s) -
Pickup J. C.,
Sutton A. J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02486.x
Subject(s) - medicine , type 1 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , insulin , hypoglycemia , randomized controlled trial , type 2 diabetes , insulin pump , meta analysis , surgery , anesthesia , endocrinology
Aims Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) is a recommended treatment for reducing severe hypoglycaemia in Type 1 diabetes, but the change in hypoglycaemia compared with multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) is unclear. We therefore conducted a meta‐analysis comparing severe hypoglycaemia and glycaemic control during CSII and MDI. Methods Databases and literature (1996–2006) were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and before/after studies of ≥ 6 months’ duration CSII and with severe hypoglycaemia frequency > 10 episodes/100 patient years on MDI. Results In 22 studies (21 reports), severe hypoglycaemia during MDI was related to diabetes duration ( P = 0.038) and was greater in adults than children (100 vs. 36 events/100 patient years, P = 0.036). Severe hypoglycaemia was reduced during CSII compared with MDI, with a rate ratio of 2.89 (95% CI 1.45 to 5.76) for RCTs and 4.34 (2.87 to 6.56) for before/after studies [rate ratio 4.19 (2.86 to 6.13) for all studies]. The reduction was greatest in those with the highest initial severe hypoglycaemia rates on MDI ( P < 0.001). The mean difference in glycated haemoglobin (HbA 1c ) between treatments was less for RCTs [0.21% (0.13–0.30%)] than in before/after studies [0.72% (0.55–0.90%)] but strongly related to the initial HbA 1c on MDI ( P < 0.001). Conclusions The severe hypoglycaemia rate in Type 1 diabetes was markedly less during CSII than MDI, with the greatest reduction in those with most severe hypoglycaemia on MDI and those with the longest duration of diabetes. The biggest improvement in HbA 1c was in those with the highest HbA 1c on MDI.