Background: This is a proof of concept, as a pilot study, with the aim to evaluate continuous glucose monitoring metrics (CGM) in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), treated with nutritional therapy and metformin, before and after testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Methods: In this longitudinal observational study, subjects affected by T2DM and starting TRT for documented ED and hypogonadism were enrolled. All subjects mounted a CGM system during the v0 visit, one week before the beginning of the TRT (week-1), during v2, four weeks after the start of TRT (week 4), and v4 (week 12). CGM was worn for about 144 h after each visit. Results: A total of seven patients, referring to our clinic for erectile dysfunction (ED), were studied (aged 63.3 ± 2.3 years). Mean (± standard deviation) total testosterone level was 2.3 ± 0.6 ng/mL at baseline. After TRT, total testosterone level was 4.6 ± 3.04 ng/mL at week 4 and 3.93 ± 4.67 ng/mL at week 12. No significant differences were observed in TIR, TAR, TBR, estimated HbA1c, AUC below, and AUC above limit during the intervention period. Conclusions: This is the first study evaluating the effects of TRT on daily glucose excursions in subjects with T2DM and hypogonadism. Though we did not find any significant difference in key CGM metrics during the 12 weeks of TRT, this study confirms the glycometabolic safety of the TRT even on the most novel standardized glycemic targets.

Glycemic Variability in Subjects with Diabetes and Hypogonadism during Testosterone Replacement Treatment. A Pilot Study / Defeudis, Giuseppe; Maddaloni, Ernesto; Rossini, Giovanni; Di Tommaso, Alfonso Maria; Mazzilli, Rossella; Di Palma, Paolo; Pozzilli, Paolo; Napoli, Nicola. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:18(2022), pp. 1-8. [10.3390/jcm11185333]

Glycemic Variability in Subjects with Diabetes and Hypogonadism during Testosterone Replacement Treatment. A Pilot Study

Defeudis, Giuseppe
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Maddaloni, Ernesto
Co-primo
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Mazzilli, Rossella;Pozzilli, Paolo;
2022

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Background: This is a proof of concept, as a pilot study, with the aim to evaluate continuous glucose monitoring metrics (CGM) in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), treated with nutritional therapy and metformin, before and after testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Methods: In this longitudinal observational study, subjects affected by T2DM and starting TRT for documented ED and hypogonadism were enrolled. All subjects mounted a CGM system during the v0 visit, one week before the beginning of the TRT (week-1), during v2, four weeks after the start of TRT (week 4), and v4 (week 12). CGM was worn for about 144 h after each visit. Results: A total of seven patients, referring to our clinic for erectile dysfunction (ED), were studied (aged 63.3 ± 2.3 years). Mean (± standard deviation) total testosterone level was 2.3 ± 0.6 ng/mL at baseline. After TRT, total testosterone level was 4.6 ± 3.04 ng/mL at week 4 and 3.93 ± 4.67 ng/mL at week 12. No significant differences were observed in TIR, TAR, TBR, estimated HbA1c, AUC below, and AUC above limit during the intervention period. Conclusions: This is the first study evaluating the effects of TRT on daily glucose excursions in subjects with T2DM and hypogonadism. Though we did not find any significant difference in key CGM metrics during the 12 weeks of TRT, this study confirms the glycometabolic safety of the TRT even on the most novel standardized glycemic targets.
2022
diabetes; glycemic variability; hypogonadism; testosterone replacement treatment
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Glycemic Variability in Subjects with Diabetes and Hypogonadism during Testosterone Replacement Treatment. A Pilot Study / Defeudis, Giuseppe; Maddaloni, Ernesto; Rossini, Giovanni; Di Tommaso, Alfonso Maria; Mazzilli, Rossella; Di Palma, Paolo; Pozzilli, Paolo; Napoli, Nicola. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:18(2022), pp. 1-8. [10.3390/jcm11185333]
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