Determination of Postprandial Glycemic Responses by Continuous Glucose Monitoring in a Real-World Setting

Self-monitoring of blood glucose using capillary glucose testing has a number of shortcomings compared to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). We aimed to compare these two methods and used blood glucose measurements in venous blood as a reference. Despite considerable inter-individual variability of postprandial glycemic responses, CGM evaluated postprandial glycemic excursions which had comparable results compared to standard blood glucose measurements under real-life conditions.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Postprandial Glucose Response; Glycaemic Index; Continous Glucose Measurement
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Determination of postprandial glucose response by continuous glucose measurement after consuming different carbohydrate containing foods

Detailed Description

Self-monitoring of blood glucose using capillary glucose testing (C) has a number of shortcomings compared to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). We aimed to compare these two methods and used blood glucose measurements in venous blood (IV) as a reference. Postprandial blood glucose levels were measured after 50 g oral glucose load and after the consumption of a portion of different foods containing 50 g of carbohydrates. We also evaluated the associations between postprandial glucose responses and the clinical characteristics of the participants at the beginning of the study. Incremental area under the curve (AUCi) of postprandial blood glucose was calculated for 1 h (AUCi 0-60) and 2 h (AUCi 0-120). Despite considerable inter-individual variability of postprandial glycemic responses, CGM evaluated postprandial glycemic excursions which had comparable results compared to standard blood glucose measurements under real-life conditions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 12
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Duesseldorf, Germany, 40591
    • West-German Center of Diabetes and Health

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-80 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• acute diseases, severe illness with in-patient treatment during the last 3 months, weight change >2 kg/week during the last month, smoking secession during the last 3 months, drugs for active weight reduction, chronic medication

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Other: Evaluation of CGM compared with standard measurements; Two products were studied: white bread (Butter Toast®, Golden Toast, Wittenberg, Germany) and whole grain bread (1688 Mehrkorn®, Harry-Brot, Schenefeld, Germany). One portion (containing 50 g digestible carbohydrates) was eaten immediately before the beginning of the test in the morning after an overnight fast of at least 10 h. Before testing, participants ate as usual on the previous day without a standard meal and refrained from consuming alcohol and exercising for 72 h. A 200-ml glucose drink (Accu-Chek Dextrose O.G.-T. Saft®, Roche Diabetes Care, Mannheim, Germany), containing also 50 g of carbohydrates, was used as the reference product.

Device: Determination of postprandial glucose response by continuous glucose measurement after consuming different carbohydrate containing foods; One day prior to the study beginning, participants were equipped with a CGM system (FreeStyle Libre®, Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, CA, USA). This CGM system provides glucose recordings every 15 min over a period of 14 days. The glucose data were downloaded manually by a scan with a handheld device. On the second day of the study, participants consumed portions of these three test products containing 50 g of available carbohydrate on 3 separate days without a washout period. The products were tested in random order at the same time of the morning after a 10 h overnight fast. Venous blood samples were collected at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 min postprandial by inserting an intravenous cannula into a forearm vein. Capillary blood samples were obtained through finger pricking. Blood glucose levels in these samples were measured with a high quality SMBG system (ContourXT/Contour next, Ascensia Diabetes Care, Leverkusen, Deutschland, Germany).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Postprandial glucose response	postprandial glycemic changes after consuming different carbohydrate containing foods	1 and 2 hours after food consumption

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
incremental AUC (AUCi) of postprandial glucose excursions	after consuming different carbohydrate containing foods	1 and 2 hours after food consumption

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: West German Center of Diabetes and Health
• Collaborators: Bionorica SE

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 31, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): May 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 29, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 1, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 2, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 11

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No