CGM-measured glucose values have a strong correlation with C-peptide, HbA1c and IDAAC, but do poorly in predicting C-peptide levels in the two years following onset of diabetes
Buckingham B, Cheng P, Beck RW, Kollman C, Ruedy KJ, Weinzimer SA, Slover R, Bremer AA, Fuqua J, Tamborlane W, for the Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) and Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Groups. CGM-measured glucose values have a strong correlation with C-peptide, HbA1c and IDAAC, but do poorly in predicting C-peptide levels in the two years following onset of diabetes. Diabetologia 2015, 58: 1167-1174. PMID: 25773405, PMCID: PMC4416994, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3559-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-peptide levelsType 1 diabetesHigher C-peptide levelsC-peptideGlucose levelsTime pointsGlucose valuesMixed meal tolerance testAims/hypothesisThe aimCGM glucose levelsC-peptide responseWeeks of diagnosisOnset of diabetesLower glucose variabilityConclusions/interpretationInMethodsA secondary analysisSensor glucose levelsCGM glucose valuesAdditional time pointsHypothesisThe aimGlucose variabilityTolerance testContinuous glucose monitoring dataInsulin secretionCGM metrics