Cardiac dimensions, intraventricular septum thickness in relation to the estimated glucose disposal rate individuals with long-standing type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis of the PARADISE T1DM study

Michał Kulecki; Dariusz Naskręt; Mikołaj Kamiński; Dominika Kasprzak; Paweł Lachowski; Ania Kulczycka; Maria Kozłowska; Daria Klause; Justyna Flotyńska; Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz; Aleksandra Uruska

doi:10.20883/medical.e1124

Authors

Michał Kulecki Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5224-6948
Dariusz Naskręt Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-7812
Mikołaj Kamiński Department of the Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, and of Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4394-0460
Dominika Kasprzak Department of Cardiology, J. Strus Hospital, Poznan, Poland
Paweł Lachowski Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Ania Kulczycka Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7699-2734
Maria Kozłowska Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-1968
Daria Klause Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Justyna Flotyńska Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-8878
Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2995-9971
Aleksandra Uruska Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4631-1176

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20883/medical.e1124

Keywords:

type 1 diabetes, echocardiography, insulin resistance, left ventricle

Abstract

Aim. Insulin can stimulate the growth of various cells, including cardiomyocytes, through the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling pathway. Insulin resistance (IR), characterized by elevated circulating insulin levels, complicates long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This study investigates whether IR in T1DM is associated with cardiac remodeling.

Material and methods. IR was assessed using the estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) in 84 adults with T1DM of at least 5 years. Participants with an eGDR at or below the median value were considered more insulin resistant. Transthoracic echocardiography was used to measure left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), intraventricular septal thickness (IVST), right ventricular end-diastolic diameter (RVEDD), and left atrial diameter (LAD). Participants were divided into two groups based on the median eGDR value. Comparisons between groups were made using the Mann-Whitney test.

Results. The median age of the participants was 40.5 years (range: 34.0-51.0), with a T1DM duration of 21.0 years (range: 15.5-27.0) and eGDR of 7.4 (range: 5.1-9.5). Of the participants, 52 (61.9%) were men. Individuals with lower eGDR had larger cardiac diameters (all in cm): LVEDD (4.5 [4.3-4.8] vs 4.75 [4.5-5]; p=0.01), LVEDD(2.7 [2.5-2.8] vs 2.8 [2.6-2.9]; p=0.02), end-systolic LAD (3.5 [3.2-3.7] vs 3.8 [3.5-3.9]; p<0.01), and thicker IVS (0.9 [0.8-1] vs 1.1 [1-1.18]; p<0.01).

Conclusions. Individuals with T1DM and lower eGDR values exhibited more pronounced cardiac remodeling, with greater LVEDD, RVEDD, and LAD dilation and increased IVST. These findings suggest that people with T1DM at risk of IR have more commonly adverse cardiac structural changes, though causality remains uncertain.

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