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Current concepts and clinical importance of glycemic variability
Ramya Ravi1, V Balasubramaniam2, Gowthamarajan Kuppusamy3
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background And Aims:
Evolving evidence indicate that variations in blood glucose levels are likely to be an important factor in developing diabetic complications. Monitoring glucose fluctuations in patients remains as a therapeutic challenge and more evidence needs to be created in order to bring GV into limelight. This review encapsulates the most important findings conducted and discusses on them to provide readers a better understanding on this emerging subject.
Methods:
Keyword-based comprehensive desktop search was conducted to gather the relevant literature. Triple-stage cascade type content analysis of the literature was conducted to draw relevant themes of discussions.
Results:
High glycemic variability is associated with an increased risk of development of diabetic complications especially in cardiac conditions. The widely used and accepted metrics to determine the variations in blood glucose are Standard deviation (SD), MAGE (Mean amplitude of glycemic excursions) and MODD (Mean of daily differences). Occurrence of blood glucose variations affects at a molecular level thereby causing more harm than the occurrence of hyperglycemia alone.
Conclusion:
Available data suggest that Glycemic Variability should be used as an additional marker of glycemia. Additional research globally, and in India are required.
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