2. Diabetes
• Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders
characterized by chronic hyperglycemia
associated with disturbances of carbohydrate,
fat and protein metabolism due to absolute or
relative deficiency in insulin secretion and/or
action
• Diabetes causes long term damage,
dysfunction & failure of various organs
3. Diagnosis of diabetes
• Fasting Plasma Glucose ≥ 126 mg / dl
• Symptoms of DM and a random blood
glucose level of ≥ 200 mg/dl
• Oral glucose tolerance test
– 2 hr after 75 gm glucose load ≥ 200 mg / dl
4. Classification of Diabetes
Proposed by ADA - 1997.
• Type I:
– Absolute Insulin Deficiency due to islet cell
destruction
• Either immune mediated or idiopathic
• Type II:
– Relative insulin deficiency due to impaired -cell
function
– Marked ↑ peripheral insulin resistance
• Type III: Other Specific types
• Type IV: Gestational Diabetes
5. Other specific types
A) Genetic defects of Beta cell function (MODY syndromes)
B) Genetic defects in Insulin action (Lipo atrophic Diabetes)
C) Diseases of the Exocrine Pancreas (pancreatitis)
D) Secondary to Endocrinopathies (Acromegaly, Cushings syndrome)
E) Drugs / Chemical induced (Steriods, thiazides)
F) Infections (Congenital Rubella )
G) Uncommon form of Immune Mediated Diabetes. (Anti insulin receptor
antibodies)
H) Other Genetic Syndromes associated with Diabetes (Down’s syndromes,
Turners syndromes, Klinefelters syndrome)
15. • Direct stimulation
• Plasma glucose or Amino Acids , ketones
• Hormonal regulation
• Gastrointestinal hormones (GIP, CCK) directly
stimulate β cells
• Neural regulation
• Parasympathetic stimulates insulin release
through IP3/ DAG
• Sympathetic NS inhibits insulin release
through 2 receptor activation
Regulation of insulin secretion
16.
17. Carbohydrate metabolism
• Over all action of insulin is to ↓ glucose level
in blood
– ↑ Transport of glucose inside the cell
– ↑ Peripheral utilization of glucose
– ↑ Glycogen synthesis
– ↓ Glycogenolysis
– ↓ Neoglucogenesis
18. Lipid metabolism
• ↓ Lipolysis
• ↑ Lipogenesis
• ↓ Ketogenesis
• ↑ Clearance of VLDL & chylomicrons from
blood through enzyme Vascular Endothelial
Lipoprotein Lipase
19. Protein metabolism
• Protein synthesis
• ↑ entry of amino acids in cells
Electrolyte metabolism
• ↑ transport of K+, Ca++, inorganic phosphates
20. Other actions
• Vascular actions:
– Vasodilation ? Activation of endothelial NO
production
• Anti-inflammatory action
– Especially in vasculature
• Decreased fibrinolysis
• Growth
• Steroidogenesis
25. Indications of insulin in type II DM
• Primary or secondary failure of oral
hypoglycemics
• Pregnancy
• Perioperative period
• Steroid therapy
• Fasting > 300 mg HbA1c
• Unintentional wt loss with or with out ketosis
• Type 2 with DKA ( severe beta cell dysfunction)
26. Pathogenesis of DKA
Insulin deficiency Absolute / relative
Counter hormone excess
↓ Anabolism
↑ catabolism
↓Peripheral
utilization of Glucose
Hyperglycemia
Heavy Glucosuria
(osmotic diuresis)
Loss of water
& electrolytes
↑ Glycogenolysis
↑ Glycolysis
↑Gluconeogenesis
Dehydration
+
Hyperosmolarity
↓ Fluid intake
27. Pathogenesis of DKA
(How ketoacidosis occurs)
↑ FFA to liver
↑ Acetyl coA
↓ Alkali reserve
↑ Lipolysis
↑ Acetoacetyl coA
Acetoacetate -Hydroxy
butrate Acetone
Hyperketonemia
Acidosis
28. Treatment of DKA
• Fluid therapy
• Rapid acting regular insulin
• Potassium replacement
• Bicarbonate replacement
• Phosphate replacement
• Antibiotics
• Treatment of precipitating cause
• General measures
29. Fluid therapy
• Adequate tissue perfusion is necessary insulin
action
• Normal saline is fluid of choice for initial
rehydration
– 1 litre in first hour
– Next 1 L in next 2 hours
– 2 litres in next 4 hours
– 2 litres in next 8 hours
• i.e 4 to 6 litres in 24 hours
• When BSL reaches 300 mg% fluid should be
changed to 5 % dextrose with concurrent insulin
30. Insulin in DKA
• Regular/ short acting insulin IV treatment of
choice
• Loading dose = 0.1-0.2 U/kg IV bolus
• Then 0.1 U /kg/hr IV by continuous infusion
• Rate doubled if no significant fall in BSL in 2 hr
• 2-3 U/hr after BSL reaches 300mg%
• If patient becomes fully conscious encouraged
to take oral food & SC insulin started
31. Potassium replacement
• In initial stage of treatment potassium not
administered because in DKA it remains
normal or ↑
• In presence of insulin infusion Sr potassium ↓
hence 10 mEq/L potassium can be added with
3rd bottle of normal saline
• Sr K+ < 3.3 mEq/L : 20 -30 mEq/hr
32. Bicarbonates & phosphates
• Bicarbonates
– If blood pH > 7.1 no need of sodium bicarbonate
– In presence of severe acidosis 50 mEq of sodium
bicarbonate added to IV fluid
• Phosphates
– Non availability of ideal preparation
– Replacement not very essential unless < 1 mEq/L
– potassium phosphate 5-10 m mol/hr
33. Insulin resistance
• State in which normal amount of insulin
produces subnormal amount of insulin
response
– ↓ insulin receptors
– ↓ affinity for receptors
• May be acute or chronic
• Requirement of > 200 Units of insulin per day
in absence of stress
• Common in type II diabetics & obese
37. Adverse effects
• Hypoglycemia:
• GI disturbances: Nausea, vomiting, metallic
taste, diarrhoea & flatulence
• Weight gain
• Hypersensitivity
• Not safe in pregnancy
• Chlorpropamide:
– cholestatic jaundice, dilutional hyponatremia,
antabuse reaction
38. Contraindications
1. Allergy to SU
2. Renal failure:
3. Significant hepatic dysfunction
4. Severe infections, stress, trauma, major surgery
5. Pregnancy (except Glibenclamide)
6. T1DM
39. METFORMIN - INDICATIONS
• Obese Type 2 Diabetes.
• Secondary Sulfonylurea Failure state.
• To reduce Insulin requirements.
• Can be combined with Sulfonylureas,
Glitazones, Insulin.
40. Thiazolidinediones (Glitazones)
Rosiglitazone & pioglitazone Selective agonists of PPAR
Bind to nuclear PPAR
Activate insulin responsive genes - regulate
carbohydrate & lipid metabolism
Sensitize the peripheral tissues to insulin
↓blood glucose by
↑ Glucose transport into
muscle & adipose tissue
Inhibit hepatic
gluconeogenesis
Promote
lipogenesis
41. • Pioglitazone:
– 15 to 45 mg once daily orally
• Rosiglitazone:
– 4 to 8 mg once daily orally
• Pt who benefit most are type II DM with
substantial amount of insulin resistance
• Monotherapy – Hypoglycemia rare
• Add-on Therapy – readjust dosage.
• Takes one month to act
43. 43
Voglibose
• Advantages over Acarbose and Miglitol
– 20-30 times more potent then acarbose
– Does not affect digoxin bioavailability unlike
acarbose
– No dosage adjustment required in renal
impairment patients unlike miglitol
– Superior tolerability
– Dose: 0.2 to 5 mg
44. Newer drugs for Type II DM
• GLP-1 Analogues
– Exenatide
– Liraglutide
• DPP-IV Inhibitors
– Sitagliptin
– Vildagliptin
– Alogliptin
• Amylin analog:
Pramlintide
45. Principles of treatment of Type 2 DM
Grade Diabetes Mellitus as mild, moderate or severe
NB: (150 -200 ---mild ) HbA1c < 8
( 200-250 --- Moderate) HbA1c 8 - 9
( more than 250 severe) HbA1c 9 - 10
For severe DM start on insulin if there is wt loss &
ketosis
For mild & moderate DM use metformin if obese &
sulfonylureas if not obese
46.
47. If diabetes not controlled
Look for SU failure
Occult infection – TB – UTI
Drug history and compliance
Food history – hypoglycaemia
and compliance
48. cardiac problem – avoid glitazones
if in failure avoid metformin
Renal problem – avoid metformin
49. Liver problem – avoid glitazone
and metformin
In general
patients with complication
Short acting SU or insulin
50. Be ware of other drugs
- Diuretics
- Corticosteroid
- Other hormones
- ACE inhibitors
Editor's Notes
Viz eyes , kidneys, nerves, heart and blood vessels.
In nut shell diabetes can be defined as metabolic as well as vascular disorder.
Diagnosis of DM based on urine sugar is unreliable, when fasting plasma glucose is or random blood sugar is . On more than one ocassion
Marked increase in peripheral insulin resistance at receptor or post receptor level and increased hepatic glucose output
GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS: FASTING > 126, PP > 140
Term origins from insel german word for islet/island.
1869: Paul langerhans noticed clumps of cells scattered throughout the bulk of pancreas named them islets of langerhans
OTHER STIMULANTS FOR INSULIN RELEASE INCLUDE AMINO ACIDS MAINLY ARGININE AND LEUCINE, FATTY ACIDS.
Islets richly supplied by sympathetic & vagal nerves
PRIMARY CENTRAL SITE OF REGULATION OF INSULIN SECRETION IS HYPOTHALAMUS
Ventrolaterl nuclei stimulate insulin release
Ventromedial nuclei – opposite effect
Glucagon evokes release of insulin as well as somatostatin
Insulin inhibits glucagon secretion
Somatostatin inhibits the release of both insulin and glucagon
Increased storage of fuel
↑ Transport of glucose inside the cell except in tissues where glucose is the only source of energy like brain, RBC, WBC, MEDULLARY CELLS OF KIDNEY
INSULIN
Conventional insulin preparations derived from pork and beef pancreas, Prompt insulin Zn suspension (Semilente)
Regular insulin has to be injected 2-3 times a day, so it has been modified by zinc or protamine to yield slow absorption and longer action. The protamine zinc insulin and lente insulins are no longer available commercialy
NPH insulin does not contain either excess of zinc or protamine hence it can be mixed with regular insulin in any proportion immediately before use.
The presently available insulins tend to form hexamers when stored. After SC administration this self associated hexamers dissociate into diamers and then monomers. The monomeric form is the active form of insulin. This sequence of events takes around 30 to 40 min resulting in slow rise & fall in insulin concentration compared to insulin secreted by the beta cells in response to eating. This results in high postprandial hyperglycemia and susceptibility to hypoglycemia particularly before next meal. Further in between the meals and at night the beta cells secrete insulin at a constant rateto maintain basal conc with a flat profile. The conventional isophane and lente preparations are not able to maintain constant basal conc of insulin. Hence presently available soluble insulin or intermediate acting insulin are not able to match the natural insulin profile that occurs post prandially and in post absorptive period. This has prompted the development of designer insulins which will have physiological action profile like normal insulin
Many type II diabetics can be treated with exercise and controlled diet only
DKA is a complication of Type I DM very rare in NIDDM, The common precipitating factors are infection, trauma, stress, etc.
Clinical features are anorexia, nausea, vomiting, polyuria, abdominal pain, hypotension, tachycardia, hyperventilation, altered consciousness or coma in untreated cases
↑ Acetyl coA (substrate for ketone production)
Treatment of precipitating cause: infection, trauma, acute stress
General measures: gastric aspiration, catheterization of urinary bladder, antibiotic cover
, hence IV infusion of isotonic saline should be started first after blood sample has been collected
If serum sodium more than 150 mEq/L hypotonic saline is indicated
When BSL reaches 250 mg% fluid should be changed to 5 % dextrose with concurrent insulin administration
In order to avoid hypoglycemia, it takes time for acidosis to get corrected than blood glucose
Care should be taken
With this regimen the plasma glucose level should fall at rate of 50 mg/hr it usually comes down to half the initial value in 6 to 8 hrs, if at the end of 2-3 hrs plasma glucose doesn’t show any predictable fall the doses od insulin infusion doubled 12 U/hr
In initial stage of treatment potassium not administered as in presence of acidosis there will be high potassium it begins to fall with tretment of DKA
There is no definite guideline when to start potassium it can be started when urine output is good, potassium levels should be evaluated every 2 hrs or as necessary, tall T waves in ecg so ecg monitoring, ringer lactate and fructose should be avoided in DKA
Phosphates
Serum phosphate changes similar to potassium
May cause muscle weakness & lethargy
Non availability of ideal preparation
Replacement not very essential unless < 1 mEq/L
Sometimes potassium phosphate may be administered in place of KCL
In absence of facilities to measure ph hurried respiration > 36 /min is clinical pointer to administer bicarboate
WITH RESUMPTION OF ORAL FLUID MILK REPLINISHES THE PHOSPHATES RAPIDLY
Acute: develops rapidly & is of short duration , infection, trauma, emotional stress, corticosteroids , ketoacidosis
Chronic: generally seen in patients treated for years with conventional insulin preparations, antibodies to homologus contaminating proteins are formed which also bind insulin. Common in type II
Development of such insulin resistance is an indicator to switch over to newer preparations
I. SU binds to specific binding sites (SUR-1) on the pancreatic β-cell plasma membrane that are coupled to ATP – dependent K+ channels
II. Closure of ATP – dependent K+ channels & inhibition of efflux of K+
III. Depolarization of the plasma membrane & opening up of L-type voltage dependent Ca2+ channels
IV. Influx of Ca2+ into the cytosol
V. Stimulation of extrusion of both mature & immature insulin granules
Reduces FPG by 16 %
Reduces PPG by 25 %
Reduces all cause mortality by 36 %
Action in Fasting & Prandial state.
Better action in milder disease.
No Hypoglycemias.
PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA RECEPTORS
Reverse insulin resistance by stimulating GLUT 4 EXPRESSion and translocation and entry of glucose
The first thiazolidinedione, ciglitazone, was synthesized in 1982(1). It was soon thereafter discovered that ciglitazone reduced insulin resistance in obese and diabetic animals. Because of their effects on insulin resistance, thiozolidinediones have been developed as pharmacological agents for the management of type 2 diabetes, although they were initially synthesized as potential lipid-reducing agents. Since their discovery, three thiozolidinediones have been introduced to the market in the U.S. : troglitazone (Rezulin), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and pioglitazone (Actos). In March 2000, troglitazone was withdrawn from the market because of liver toxicity.
Reset glucose fatty acid cycle by reduction in circulating free fatty acids and by transcription of several genes that are imp for otimal insulin sensitivity as well as glucose and fat metabolism
Suppresses & Prevents TNF alfa
Glucagon like peptide I is a hormone released from intestinal L cells in response to orally ingested nutrients. The GLP I hormone is an incretin hormone which has got potent antihyperglycemic action by amplifying nutrient insulin secretion, it is advantageous as this hormone will not produce hypoglycemia when administered, GLP-I is administered subcutaneously is susceptible for enzymatic degradation by dipeptidyl peptidase IV(DPP-IV) , this has prompted the researchers to develop GLP-I analogs which are resistant to DPP-IV degrdation
Is released from L cells in ileum and colon
– Stimulates insulin response
From β cells in a glucose
dependent manner
– Inhibits gastric emptying
– Reduces food intake and
body weight
– Inhibits glucagon secretion
from α cells in a glucose- dependent manner
– Effect on β-cell turnover in
preclinical models