Diabetes Mellitus
Dr. Salman Ahmad Ansari(MBBS)
Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences
Contents
● Definition of DM
● Types of DM
● Causes
● Clinical features
● Diagnosis
● Treatment
● Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
● Definition: Metabolic disease in which there is
hyperglycemia due to insulin deficiency or insulin
resistance or both
● Most common endocrine disease
● Becoming more common due to sedentary lifestyle
● India and China: highest prevalence of diabetes
Normal fasting glucose
levels
<100 mg/dl
Pre-diabetes(impaired)
fasting glucose levels
100-125 mg/dl
Diabetes glucose levels: >125 mg/dl
Types of DM
Type 1 DM
Type 2 DM
Other types of diabetes
● Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM): in pregnancy
● Maturity-onset diabetes of the young(MODY)
● Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults(LADA)
Etiology and pathogenesis of Type 1 DM(T1DM)
- 5-10% of all cases
- Most common in childhood(<20 years of age)
Etiology:
- Autoimmune destruction of beta cells of pancreas
- Absolute deficiency of insulin
Pathogenesis of Type 1 DM
- Autoimmune disease
- Genetic risk factors: human leukocyte antigen HLA-DR3.
HLA-DR4
- Environmental risk factors: viral infection
- Phases of development:
1. Phase of normal glucose tolerance
2. Phase of impaired glucose tolerance
3. Phase of frank diabetes
Etiology and pathogenesis of T2DM
Multiple factors
4 major factors:
1. Increasing age
2. Obesity
3. Ethnicity
4. Family history
Environmental risk factors:
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Dietary habits and associated obesity: over-eating,
obesity and less exercise
Genetic risk factors: more chances if parents are diabetic
Insulin resistance
- Decreased response of target tissues to stimulation by insulin
- Due to genetic susceptibility and obesity
Clinical features of Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1 DM:
- Age: usually before 30 years of age
- Weight is normal to lean(wasted)
- Classical triad of diabetes: sudden onset of
- Polyuria(increased urination)
- Polydipsia(increased thirst)
- polyphagia(increased hunger)
- Severe cases: diabetic ketoacidosis
- Low plasma insulin level
Type 2 DM:
- Age: usually above 40 years of age
- Weight: obese
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Gradual onset of polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss
- Lack of energy, blurring of vision
- Severe cases: diabetic ketoacidosis
- Insulin levels: normal to high
Investigations
- RBS
- FBS
- PPBS
- OGTT
- HbA1C
- Others: RFT, Fundoscopy
Diagnosis of DM
Symptoms of diabetes plus RBS>200 mg/dL
or
FBS ≥125 mg/dl on 2 occasions
or
2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dl during an oral glucose tolerance
test (OGTT)
or
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c): ≥6.5%
Oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)
Indication:
not done routinely
Done when:
- Fasting glucose is in the impaired range(100-125 mg/dl)
- Diagnosis of gestational DM
- Uncertainty about diagnosis of diabetes
Preparation:
- Patient should take carbohydrates without restriction for
3 days or more before the test
- OGTT is performed in the morning after patient has
fasted overnight(at least 8 hours)
- Patient should rest for half an hour before the test
Test: A fasting venous sample of blood is taken to measure
glucose level
- Patient is given 75 g of anhydrous glucose dissolved in
300 ml of water over orally over 5 minutes
- Venous sample of blood is taken 2 hours after giving
glucose and glucose level is measured
Result: Plasma glucose between 140 and 200 mg/dl 2 hours
after oral glucose load is called Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Management of diabetes mellitus
Diet and lifestyle(‘Medical Nutrition Therapy’)
Medical therapy
Diet and lifestyle
- Aim is to achieve good glycemic control, reduce
hyperglycemia and avoid hypoglycemia, and reduce
risk of diabetic complications
- Dietary management is also called ‘Medical Nutrition
Therapy’(MNT)
- Regular pattern of meals and snacks
- Aim for BMI of 22
- Calorie recommendation: 36 kcal/kg for male and 34 for
females
- Protein requirement: at least 0.9 g/kg of body weight
per day and it should be 15% of total calorie intake
- Fat: 30% or less of total calories - it should be
- Carbohydrates: 55% of total calorie intake
- Carbs with higher fiber content(brown rice, oats)
- Alcohol: best to avoid
- 4 meals: breakfast, lunch, evening snack, dinner
- Lunch and dinner should be heaviest
- Exercise: 30-60 minutes of aerobic activity 3-4 times a
week
- Brisk walking, swimming, cycling
Medical therapy
- When lifestyle and dietary measures fail to control blood
glucose
- Use of oral anti-diabetic drugs(hypoglycemic
agents) and insulin
Oral antidiabetic drugs (previously called hypoglycaemic
drugs):
• Sulphonylureas
• Biguanides
• Meglitinide
• Thiazolidinediones
• ⍺-glucosidase inhibitors
• Incretin-based therapy
• Other drugs:
Sulfonylureas
Mechanism of action: insulin secretagogues - they increase
insulin secretion
Example:
- Glimepiride
- glyburide
Side-effects:
● Hypoglycemia
● Weight gain
Glinides
Mechanism of action: act on ATP-sensitive potassium channel to
increase insulin secretion.
Examples:
● Nateglinide
● Repaglinide
Side-effects:
● Hypoglycemia
● Weight gain
Biguanide
Example: Metformin
Mechanism of action: reduces hepatic glucose productio.
Avoid in renal failure
Side effects:
● Nausea, vomiting
● Diarrhoea initially
● weight loss
● Risk of lactic acidosis
Thiazolidinediones
Mechanism of action: binds to PPAR-Ɣ receptor and reduces
insulin resistance
Example:
● Pioglitazone
● Rosiglitazone
Side effects:
● Weight gain
● Fluid retention(edema)
⍺-glucosidase inhibitors
Mechanism of action: decreases absorption of carbohydrates in
intestine
Example:
● Acarbose
● Voglibose
Side-effects:
● Abdominal cramps
● Bloating
● flatulence
● diarrhoea
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2(SGLT2 )inhibitors
Mechanism of action: inhibit glucose absorption from renal
tubules
Examples:
● Canagliflozin
● Dapagliflozin
Side effects:
● Thirst
● Urination
● Increased risk of UTI
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4(DPP4) inhibitors
Mechanism of action: block action of DPP4 which acts on incretin
and increase effects of incretin(it potentiates insulin effects)
Examples:
● vildagliptin
● sitagliptin
Weight neutral
Side effects:
● Nausea, diarrhoea
● Headache
● Risk of pancreatitis
Treatment guidelines
Lifestyle modification(exercise, diet, weight loss)
↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level
If not controlled, start metformin
↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level
If not controlled, add a 2nd anti-diabetic drug(e.g: sulfonylurea)(dual therapy)
↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level
If not controlled, add 3rd drug to regimen(triple therapy)
↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level
Start insulin
Insulin therapy
Indications to start insulin:
- If oral antidiabetic therapy has not worked
- If patient has HbA1C>9%
Types of insulin(check next slide)
Guidelines:
- Start long acting insulin, 0.1 unit/kg
- Check morning sugar, adjust dose accordingly
- If not controlled, add a rapid acting insulin to the biggest meal of
Insulin(...continued)
Types of insulin
- Ultra short-acting(lispro, aspart, glulisine)
- short-acting(regular, semi-lente)
- intermediate-acting(NPH, lente)
- Long-acting(detemir, glargine, degludec)
Side-effects:
● Hypoglycemia
● lipodystrophy(changes in skin due to repeated s.c injections)
Complications of diabetes
Acute complications
Long-term complications
Acute complications
● Diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA)
● Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
● Lactic acidosis
● Hypoglycemia
Long-term complications
Vascular
Non-vascular: infections, skin changes
Microvascular: Diabetic retinopathy, cataract
Diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic foot
Macrovascular: stroke, HTN
References:
● Archith Boloor, Ramadas Nayak - Prep
Manual for Undergraduates
● K. George Mathews - Prep Manual
Questions:
salman.s.ansari92@gmail.com
For notes,
click here
Or scan:
For PPT, scan:

Diabetes Mellitus - Medicine - ATOT

  • 1.
    Diabetes Mellitus Dr. SalmanAhmad Ansari(MBBS) Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences
  • 2.
    Contents ● Definition ofDM ● Types of DM ● Causes ● Clinical features ● Diagnosis ● Treatment ● Complications
  • 3.
    Diabetes Mellitus ● Definition:Metabolic disease in which there is hyperglycemia due to insulin deficiency or insulin resistance or both ● Most common endocrine disease ● Becoming more common due to sedentary lifestyle ● India and China: highest prevalence of diabetes
  • 4.
    Normal fasting glucose levels <100mg/dl Pre-diabetes(impaired) fasting glucose levels 100-125 mg/dl Diabetes glucose levels: >125 mg/dl
  • 5.
    Types of DM Type1 DM Type 2 DM
  • 6.
    Other types ofdiabetes ● Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM): in pregnancy ● Maturity-onset diabetes of the young(MODY) ● Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults(LADA)
  • 7.
    Etiology and pathogenesisof Type 1 DM(T1DM) - 5-10% of all cases - Most common in childhood(<20 years of age) Etiology: - Autoimmune destruction of beta cells of pancreas - Absolute deficiency of insulin
  • 8.
    Pathogenesis of Type1 DM - Autoimmune disease - Genetic risk factors: human leukocyte antigen HLA-DR3. HLA-DR4 - Environmental risk factors: viral infection - Phases of development: 1. Phase of normal glucose tolerance 2. Phase of impaired glucose tolerance 3. Phase of frank diabetes
  • 9.
    Etiology and pathogenesisof T2DM Multiple factors 4 major factors: 1. Increasing age 2. Obesity 3. Ethnicity 4. Family history
  • 10.
    Environmental risk factors: -Sedentary lifestyle - Dietary habits and associated obesity: over-eating, obesity and less exercise Genetic risk factors: more chances if parents are diabetic
  • 12.
    Insulin resistance - Decreasedresponse of target tissues to stimulation by insulin - Due to genetic susceptibility and obesity
  • 14.
    Clinical features ofDiabetes Mellitus Type 1 DM: - Age: usually before 30 years of age - Weight is normal to lean(wasted) - Classical triad of diabetes: sudden onset of - Polyuria(increased urination) - Polydipsia(increased thirst) - polyphagia(increased hunger) - Severe cases: diabetic ketoacidosis - Low plasma insulin level
  • 15.
    Type 2 DM: -Age: usually above 40 years of age - Weight: obese - Sedentary lifestyle - Gradual onset of polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss - Lack of energy, blurring of vision - Severe cases: diabetic ketoacidosis - Insulin levels: normal to high
  • 16.
    Investigations - RBS - FBS -PPBS - OGTT - HbA1C - Others: RFT, Fundoscopy
  • 17.
    Diagnosis of DM Symptomsof diabetes plus RBS>200 mg/dL or FBS ≥125 mg/dl on 2 occasions or 2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dl during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) or Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c): ≥6.5%
  • 18.
    Oral glucose tolerancetest(OGTT) Indication: not done routinely Done when: - Fasting glucose is in the impaired range(100-125 mg/dl) - Diagnosis of gestational DM - Uncertainty about diagnosis of diabetes
  • 19.
    Preparation: - Patient shouldtake carbohydrates without restriction for 3 days or more before the test - OGTT is performed in the morning after patient has fasted overnight(at least 8 hours) - Patient should rest for half an hour before the test
  • 20.
    Test: A fastingvenous sample of blood is taken to measure glucose level - Patient is given 75 g of anhydrous glucose dissolved in 300 ml of water over orally over 5 minutes - Venous sample of blood is taken 2 hours after giving glucose and glucose level is measured Result: Plasma glucose between 140 and 200 mg/dl 2 hours after oral glucose load is called Impaired Glucose Tolerance
  • 21.
    Management of diabetesmellitus Diet and lifestyle(‘Medical Nutrition Therapy’) Medical therapy
  • 22.
    Diet and lifestyle -Aim is to achieve good glycemic control, reduce hyperglycemia and avoid hypoglycemia, and reduce risk of diabetic complications - Dietary management is also called ‘Medical Nutrition Therapy’(MNT) - Regular pattern of meals and snacks - Aim for BMI of 22
  • 23.
    - Calorie recommendation:36 kcal/kg for male and 34 for females - Protein requirement: at least 0.9 g/kg of body weight per day and it should be 15% of total calorie intake - Fat: 30% or less of total calories - it should be - Carbohydrates: 55% of total calorie intake
  • 25.
    - Carbs withhigher fiber content(brown rice, oats) - Alcohol: best to avoid - 4 meals: breakfast, lunch, evening snack, dinner - Lunch and dinner should be heaviest
  • 27.
    - Exercise: 30-60minutes of aerobic activity 3-4 times a week - Brisk walking, swimming, cycling
  • 28.
    Medical therapy - Whenlifestyle and dietary measures fail to control blood glucose - Use of oral anti-diabetic drugs(hypoglycemic agents) and insulin
  • 29.
    Oral antidiabetic drugs(previously called hypoglycaemic drugs): • Sulphonylureas • Biguanides • Meglitinide • Thiazolidinediones • ⍺-glucosidase inhibitors • Incretin-based therapy • Other drugs:
  • 30.
    Sulfonylureas Mechanism of action:insulin secretagogues - they increase insulin secretion Example: - Glimepiride - glyburide Side-effects: ● Hypoglycemia ● Weight gain
  • 31.
    Glinides Mechanism of action:act on ATP-sensitive potassium channel to increase insulin secretion. Examples: ● Nateglinide ● Repaglinide Side-effects: ● Hypoglycemia ● Weight gain
  • 32.
    Biguanide Example: Metformin Mechanism ofaction: reduces hepatic glucose productio. Avoid in renal failure Side effects: ● Nausea, vomiting ● Diarrhoea initially ● weight loss ● Risk of lactic acidosis
  • 33.
    Thiazolidinediones Mechanism of action:binds to PPAR-Ɣ receptor and reduces insulin resistance Example: ● Pioglitazone ● Rosiglitazone Side effects: ● Weight gain ● Fluid retention(edema)
  • 34.
    ⍺-glucosidase inhibitors Mechanism ofaction: decreases absorption of carbohydrates in intestine Example: ● Acarbose ● Voglibose Side-effects: ● Abdominal cramps ● Bloating ● flatulence ● diarrhoea
  • 35.
    Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2(SGLT2)inhibitors Mechanism of action: inhibit glucose absorption from renal tubules Examples: ● Canagliflozin ● Dapagliflozin Side effects: ● Thirst ● Urination ● Increased risk of UTI
  • 36.
    Dipeptidyl peptidase 4(DPP4)inhibitors Mechanism of action: block action of DPP4 which acts on incretin and increase effects of incretin(it potentiates insulin effects) Examples: ● vildagliptin ● sitagliptin Weight neutral Side effects: ● Nausea, diarrhoea ● Headache ● Risk of pancreatitis
  • 37.
    Treatment guidelines Lifestyle modification(exercise,diet, weight loss) ↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level If not controlled, start metformin ↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level If not controlled, add a 2nd anti-diabetic drug(e.g: sulfonylurea)(dual therapy) ↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level If not controlled, add 3rd drug to regimen(triple therapy) ↓Follow up in 3 months - check HbA1C level Start insulin
  • 38.
    Insulin therapy Indications tostart insulin: - If oral antidiabetic therapy has not worked - If patient has HbA1C>9% Types of insulin(check next slide) Guidelines: - Start long acting insulin, 0.1 unit/kg - Check morning sugar, adjust dose accordingly - If not controlled, add a rapid acting insulin to the biggest meal of
  • 39.
    Insulin(...continued) Types of insulin -Ultra short-acting(lispro, aspart, glulisine) - short-acting(regular, semi-lente) - intermediate-acting(NPH, lente) - Long-acting(detemir, glargine, degludec) Side-effects: ● Hypoglycemia ● lipodystrophy(changes in skin due to repeated s.c injections)
  • 40.
    Complications of diabetes Acutecomplications Long-term complications
  • 41.
    Acute complications ● Diabeticketoacidosis(DKA) ● Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state ● Lactic acidosis ● Hypoglycemia
  • 42.
    Long-term complications Vascular Non-vascular: infections,skin changes Microvascular: Diabetic retinopathy, cataract Diabetic nephropathy Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic foot Macrovascular: stroke, HTN
  • 43.
    References: ● Archith Boloor,Ramadas Nayak - Prep Manual for Undergraduates ● K. George Mathews - Prep Manual Questions: [email protected] For notes, click here Or scan: For PPT, scan: