ESPE Abstracts (2016) 86 P-P2-292

ESPE2016 Poster Presentations Diabetes P2 (73 abstracts)

Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Helps Selecting Insulin Therapy in Thalassemic Adolescents with Glycemic abnormalities

Ashraf Soliman a , Fawzia Alyafie a , Mohamed Yassin b & Nagwa Aldarsy a


aHamad Medical Center, Doha, Qatar; bAlamal Hospital HMC, Doha, Qatar


Background: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGMS) is a useful method to detect the variability of glucose fluctuations and offers the opportunity for better assessment of glucose homeostasis in TM patients and response to therapy.

Objective and hypotheses: Does real-life monitoring of blood glucose add to the therapeutic approach to patients with TM who have glycemic abnormalities?

Method: In two thalassemic adolescents with glycemic abnormalities we tested the benefit of monitoring blood glucose to support the therapeutic decision.

Results: A 15 year old male with TM presented with nocturia. His FBG was 5.6 mmol/l and OGTT showed a BG level at 2 h of 8.5 mmol/l. His CGMS showed a diabetic range of BG after dinner and overnight. Based on this tracing, a basal insulin (Glargine) was prescribed at night. A satisfactory response was recorded by CGMS. In addition, a 14 year old girl with TM with no symptoms related to glycemic abnormalities. Her FBG was 4.9 mmol/l and an OGTT showed a BG level at 2 h of 6.9 mmol/l (IGT). CGMS tracing showed prolonged persistent hyperglycemia after lunch suggesting a need for prandial insulin to cover her carbohydrate load. Insulin aspart before lunch properly controlled her glycemia.

Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that the CGMS is a useful method to detect the variability of glucose fluctuations and offers the opportunity for better assessment and control of glucose homeostasis in TM patients.

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