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ArticleDiabetology international2025

Practice guideline: Statement regarding treatment for suspected slowly progressive type 1 diabetes (SPIDDM; probable) cases (English Version).

Akira Shimada, Eiji Kawasaki, Norio Abiru, Takuya Awata, Yoichi Oikawa, Haruhiko Osawa, Hiroshi Kajio, Junji Kozawa, Kazuma Takahashi, Daisuke Chujo and 7 more

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Akira ShimadaDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3954-4983
Eiji KawasakiDiabetes Center, Shin-Koga Hospital, 120 Tenjin-Cho, Kurume-Shi, Fukuoka, 830-8577 Japan.
Norio AbiruMidori Clinic, 32-20 Joei-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8034 Japan.
Takuya AwataDiabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 162-8655 Japan.
Yoichi OikawaDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495 Japan.
Haruhiko OsawaDepartment of Diabetology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Shizugawa, Ehime 791-0295 Japan.
Hiroshi KajioDepartment of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8655 Japan.
Junji KozawaEndowed Department of Diabetes Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan.
Kazuma TakahashiSchool of Nursing, Iwate Prefectural University, 152-52, Suuko, Takizawa, Iwate 020-0693 Japan.
Daisuke ChujoCenter for Clinical Research, Toyama University Hospital, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan.
Shinsuke NosoDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2, Ohnohigashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511 Japan.
Tomoyasu FukuiDivision of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8555 Japan.
Junnosuke MiuraDivision of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666 Japan.
Kazuki YasudaDepartment of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka-Shi, Tokyo 181-8611 Japan.
Hisafumi YasudaDivision of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Suma-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 654-0142 Japan.
Akihisa ImagawaDepartment of Internal Medicine (I), Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7 Daigaku-Cho, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686 Japan.
Hiroshi IkegamiDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, 377-2, Ohnohigashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511 Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin treatment should be introduced in patients with slowly progressive type 1 diabetes (SPIDDM; definite), according to the revised diagnostic criteria of SPIDDM (2023). In contrast, SPIDDM (probable) patients are in a non-insulin-dependent state; therefore, a more flexible treatment can be considered, although sulfonylurea agents should be avoided. Insulin treatment has been shown to maintain endogenous insulin secretion capacity in SPIDDM (probable); however, this does not mean that all SPIDDM (probable) patients should use insulin from the early phase. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and biguanides might be the treatment of choice for SPIDDM (probable), but no evidence exists for other hypoglycemic agents. In any case, careful monitoring of the endogenous insulin secretion capacity should be carried out, and if a decrease in insulin secretion capacity is suspected, a change in treatment should be considered to prevent progression to an insulin-dependent state.

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Hypoglycemic drugsInsulinInsulin-independent stateSlowly progressive insulin-dependent diabetesSlowly progressive type 1 diabetes

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PMID39877440
PMCPMC11769915

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