Insulin Therapy for Post-transplant Glucocorticoid Induced Hyperglycemia

Summary

No consensus guidelines exist for management of post-transplant glucocorticoid induced hyperglycemia, but most published reviews recommend insulin as first line therapy. A variety of insulin regimens have been proposed, including mealtime short-acting regular or analog insulin, once daily neutral protamine hagedorn (NPH) insulin, pre-mixed insulin, or basal insulin alone such as glargine or detemir. However, no randomized trial has ever examined different insulin regimens to determine which most effectively controls post-transplant steroid-induced hyperglycemia. Consequently, the proposed study intends to examine three commonly used insulin regimens used for managing post-transplant once-daily glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia to determine which is most effective: * Group 1: Intermediate-acting (NPH) insulin at breakfast * Group 2: Short-acting insulin (regular or aspart) before meals * Group 3: Insulin glargine at breakfast Question/Hypothesis: Among three commonly used insulin regimens, which is most effective for managing post-transplant once-daily glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia?

Timeline

Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Background Lane JT, Dagogo-Jack S. Approach to the patient with new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT). J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Nov;96(11):3289-97. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-0657.
• Background Sarno G, Muscogiuri G, De Rosa P. New-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation: prevalence, risk factors, and management. Transplantation. 2012 Jun 27;93(12):1189-95. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31824db97d.
• Background Griffith ML, Jagasia M, Jagasia SM. Diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Endocr Pract. 2010 Jul-Aug;16(4):699-706. doi: 10.4158/EP10027.RA.
• Background Lansang MC, Hustak LK. Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal suppression: how to detect and manage them. Cleve Clin J Med. 2011 Nov;78(11):748-56. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10180.
• Background Umpierrez GE, Hellman R, Korytkowski MT, Kosiborod M, Maynard GA, Montori VM, Seley JJ, Van den Berghe G; Endocrine Society. Management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in non-critical care setting: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;97(1):16-38. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-2098.

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Indications

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