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Rapid gastric emptying of an oral glucose solution in type 2 diabetic patients

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1992

Gastric emptying of a liquid glucose meal was measured with scintigraphic techniques in nine recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients and nine sex- and age-matched nondiabetic control subjects. Seven of the nine Type 2 diabetic patients were receiving oral hypoglycemic therapy which was discontinued the evening prior to the study. The other two diabetic patients were taking no medication. The average gastric half-emptying time was 33.6 min (s.e.m. = 3.2) for the diabetic patients and 64.6 min (s.e.m. = 4.2) for the nondiabetic controls (p = 0.0005). These measurements indicate rapid gastric emptying in Type 2 diabetic patients which may contribute to worsening of glucose control in these patients.

Acceleration of Gastric Emptying by Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia is Dependent on the Degree of Hypoglycemia

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020

Context: Hypoglycemia is a major barrier to optimal glycemic control in insulin-treated diabetes. Recent guidelines from the American Diabetes Association have subcategorized "non-severe" hypoglycemia into level 1 (<3.9 mmol/L) and 2 (<3 mmol/L) hypoglycemia. Gastric emptying of carbohydrate is a major determinant of postprandial glycemia but its role in hypoglycemia counter-regulation remains underappreciated. "Marked" hypoglycemia (~2.6 mmol/L) accelerates gastric emptying and increases carbohydrate absorption in health and type 1 diabetes, but the impact of "mild" hypoglycemia (3.0-3.9 mmol/L) is unknown. Objective: To determine the effects of 2 levels of hypoglycemia, 2.6 mmol/L ("marked") and 3.6 mmol/L ("mild"), on gastric emptying in health. Design, Setting, and Subjects: Fourteen healthy male participants (mean age: 32.9 ± 8.3 years; body mass index: 24.5 ± 3.4 kg/m 2) from the general community underwent measurement of gastric emptying of a radiolabeled solid meal (100 g beef) by scintigraphy over 120 minutes on 3 separate occasions, while blood glucose was maintained at either ~2.6 mmol/L, ~3.6 mmol/L, or ~6 mmol/L in random order from 15 minutes before until 60 minutes after meal ingestion using glucose-insulin clamp. Blood glucose was then maintained at 6 mmol/L from 60 to 120 minutes on all days. Results: Gastric emptying was accelerated during both mild (P = 0.011) and marked (P = 0.001) hypoglycemia when compared to euglycemia, and was more rapid during

Gastric emptying in diabetes: clinical significance and treatment

Diabetic Medicine, 2002

The outcome of recent studies has led to redefinition of concepts relating to the prevalence, pathogenesis and clinical significance of disordered gastric emptying in patients with diabetes mellitus. The use of scintigraphic techniques has established that gastric emptying is abnormally slow in approx. 30-50% of outpatients with long-standing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, although the magnitude of this delay is modest in many cases. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms occur frequently and affect quality of life adversely in patients with diabetes, although the relationship between symptoms and the rate of gastric emptying is weak. Acute changes in blood glucose concentration affect both gastric motor function and upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Gastric emptying is slower during hyperglycaemia when compared with euglycaemia and accelerated during hypoglycaemia. The blood glucose concentration may influence the response to prokinetic drugs. Conversely, the rate of gastric emptying is a major determinant of post-prandial glycaemic excursions in healthy subjects, as well as in Type 1 and Type 2 patients. A number of therapies currently in development are designed to improve post-prandial glycaemic control by modulating the rate of delivery of nutrients to the small intestine.

Anterior, posterior, left anterior oblique, and geometric mean views in gastric emptying studies using a glucose solution

European journal of nuclear medicine, 1995

Previous research has shown that the single anterior view of the stomach overestimates the gastric half-emptying time of a solid meal compared to the geometric mean of the anterior and posterior views. Little research has been performed comparing the various views of gastric emptying of a glucose solution. After an overnight fast, 49 nondiabetic subjects were given a 450 ml solution containing 50 g of glucose and 200 gCi of technetium-99m sulfur colloid. Sequential 1min anterior, posterior, and left anterior oblique views were obtained every 15 rain. The mean percent solution remaining in the stomach for all three views differed from the geometric mean by 1.9% or less at all time points. Average gastric half-emptying times were: geometric mean, 62.7+3.3 min; anterior, 61.9+3.2 rain; posterior, 63.5+3.5 min; and left anterior oblique, 61.6+3.3 min. These half-emptying times were not statistically different. For individual patients, differences between all three views and the geometric mean were not clinically important. Approximately 95% of all patients are expected to have gastric half-emptying times measured by any of the three single views within 17 min of the gastric half-emptying time obtained using the geometric mean. The imaging of gastric emptying using glucose solutions can be performed using a convenient single view which allows continuous dynamic imaging.

Hyperglycaemia slows gastric emptying in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus

Diabetologia, 1990

In 10 patients with Type i (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus gastric emptying of a digestible solid and liquid meal was measured during euglycaemia (blood glucose concentration 4-8 retool/l) and during hyperglycaemia (blood glucose concentration 16-20 mmol/1). Gastric emptying was studied with a scintigraphic technique and blood glucose concentrations were stabilised using a modified glucose clamp. Patients were also evaluated for gastrointestinal symptoms, autonomic nerve function and glycaemic control. When compared to euglycaemia, the duration of the lag phase before any of the solid meal emptied from the stomach (p = 0.032), the percentage of the solid meal remaining in the stomach at 100 min (p = 0.032) and the 50% emptying time for the solid meal (p = 0.032) increased during hyperglycaemia. The 50% emptying time for the liquid meal (p = 0.042) was also prolonged during the period of hyperglycaemia. These results demonstrate that the rate of gastric emptying in Type i diabetes is affected by the blood glucose concentration.

Rao Farhan Saleem et al, Gastric And Esophageal Emptying In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus., Indo Am

A very common complication in diabetes mellitus is abnormal gastrointestinal mobility. In diabetic patients gastric and oesophaageal symptoms are very remarkable due to gastrointestinal symptoms and it leads to delayed gastric emptying which consequently increases the level of blood glucose. A study conducted on type 1 diabetic patients has demonstrated that there was 42% delay in solid bolus in oesophegal emptying whereas there was 56% delayed in gastric emptying solid or liquid component. Studies have reported that there is more significant gastrointestinal motility disorder in type 2 diabetes mellitus as compare to type 1. A test which is known as 9 emptying was performed. First of all 5ml of water was taken as a lubricant after that the participants was allowed to take the solid meal and was command to swallow the after every 15s. Meanwhile the cricoid movement was analyzed in the monitor to verify that bolus had entered esophagus. Until the bolus reached stomach this test was continued in monitoring. Analysis was performed by computer-drawn regions of interest corresponding to the oesophagus and the stomach. The time for 95% of the radioactivity to enter the stomach was calculated. Although plasma glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations correlated closely in current, there was no significant relationship between gastric emptying and glycosylated haemoglobin.

The effect of short-term dietary supplementation with glucose on gastric emptying of glucose and fructose and oral glucose tolerance in normal subjects

Diabetologia, 1996

Recent observations indicate that gastric emptying may be influenced by patterns of previous nutrient intake. The aims of this study were to determine the effects of a high glucose diet on gastric emptying of glucose and fructose, and the impact of any changes in gastric emptying on plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin and gastric inhibitory polypeptide in response to glucose and fructose loads. Gastric emptying of glucose and fructose (both 75 g dissolved in 350 ml water) were measured in seven normal volunteers on separate days while each was on a 'standard' diet and an identical diet supplemented with 440 g/day of glucose for 4-7 days. Venous blood samples for measurement of plasma glucose, insulin and gastric inhibitory polypeptide levels were taken immediately before and for 180 min after ingestion of glucose and fructose loads. Dietary glucose supplementation accelerated gastric emptying of glucose (50% emptying time 82+8 vs 106+10min, p=0.004) and fructose (73+9 vs 106+9min, p = 0.001). After ingestion of glucose, plasma concentrations of insulin (p < 0.05) and gastric inhibitory polypeptide (p < 0.05) were higher during the glucose-supplemented diet. In contrast, plasma glucose concentrations at 60 min and 75 min were lower (p < 0.05) on the glucose-supplemented diet. We conclude that short-term supplementation of the diet with glucose accelerates gastric emptying of glucose and fructose, presumably as a result of reduced feedback inhibition of gastric emptying from small intestinal luminal receptors. More rapid gastric emptying of glucose has a significant impact on glucose tolerance. [Diabetologia (1996) 39: 481-486]