ArticleDiabetes2008
Oscillating glucose is more deleterious to endothelial function and oxidative stress than mean glucose in normal and type 2 diabetic patients.
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643 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,289 citations in OpenAlex.
- Stress hyperglycemia ratio in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of severity and prognosis.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2026Pooled it
- Short-term glycemic variability and the risk of adverse ICU outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Fasting blood glucose-to-glycated hemoglobin ratio and functional outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke following endovascular treatment-a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients Without Diabetes: Use in Cardiovascular Prevention-A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
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- Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis : List of all authors.Nutrition journal · 2023Pooled it
- The crucial role and mechanism of insulin resistance in metabolic disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Stress hyperglycemia and risk of adverse outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Post-exercise rehydration: a randomized cross-over trial comparing a 100% fruit juice, a glucose-based sports drink, and water.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
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- Report results: Impact of whole-body resistance exercise timing on mitigating hyperglycaemia-induced vascular dysfunction in healthy adults.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- Regular or Irregular Breakfast Skipping Suppresses the Vascular Endothelial Function of the Brachial Artery.Nutrients · 2025Trial
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- Skipping breakfast does not accelerate the hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction but reduces blood flow of the brachial artery in young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Assessed by Retrospective Continuous Glucose Monitoring.Stem cells translational medicine · 2023Trial
- Short-term effects of goat milk yogurt-containing angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides and two raisin varieties on subjective appetite, blood pressure and glycaemic responses in healthy adults. Results from a randomised clinical trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Beneficial effects of premeal almond load on glucose profile on oral glucose tolerance and continuous glucose monitoring: randomized crossover trials in Asian Indians with prediabetes.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Trial
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the possibility that oscillating glucose may outweigh A1C levels in determining the risk for cardiovascular diabetes complications. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsA euinsulinemic hyperglycemic clamp at 5, 10, and 15 mmol/l glucose was given in increasing steps as a single "spike" or oscillating between basal and high levels over 24 h in normal subjects and type 2 diabetic patients. Flow-mediated dilatation, a marker of endothelial function, and plasma 3-nitrotyrosine and 24-h urinary excretion rates of free 8-iso PGF2 alpha, two markers of oxidative stress, were measured over 48 h postclamp.
resultsGlucose at two different levels (10 and 15 mmol/l) resulted in a concentration-dependent fasting blood glucose-independent induction of both endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress in both normal and type 2 diabetic patients. Oscillating glucose between 5 and 15 mmol/l every 6 h for 24 h resulted in further significant increases in endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress compared with either continuous 10 or 15 mmol/l glucose.
conclusionsThese data suggest that oscillating glucose can have more deleterious effects than constant high glucose on endothelial function and oxidative stress, two key players in favoring cardiovascular complications in diabetes. Concomitant vitamin C infusion can reverse this impairment.
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