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Association between the secretory unit of islet transplant objects index and satisfaction with insulin therapy among insulin-dependent islet recipients.
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PMID:  22099769     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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INTRODUCTION: When patients do not become insulin independent after islet cell transplantation (ICT), another aim is to eliminate severe hypoglycemia. Previously we reported that a secretory unit of islet transplant objects (SUITO) index score >10 was associated with a reduction of severe hypoglycemia. In this study, we assessed patients' satisfaction with their insulin therapy based on the SUITO index.
METHODS: The study involved 11 islet recipients with type 1 diabetes who underwent ICT but still used insulin. From those patients, 41 Insulin Therapy Satisfaction Questionnaires (ITSQ) were collected. The SUITO index (fasting C-peptide [ng/mL] × 1500/blood glucose [mg/dL] - 63) was calculated at the same outpatient visits that the survey was administered. ITSQ scores were summarized using subscales and compared among 3 groups: the pre-ICT group, the low-SUITO group (SUITO index score <10 post-ICT), and the high-SUITO group (SUITO index score ≥10). Higher survey scores indicated better satisfaction.
RESULTS: Significant trend relationships across the 3 groups were observed in the ITSQ total score (P = .02 with Jonckheere-Terpstra test) and subscale scores of glycemic control (P < .001), hypoglycemic control (P = .01), and inconvenience of regimen (P = .004). The pairwise comparisons between the 3 groups found significant differences: high SUITO versus both pre-ICT and low SUITO for the total ITSQ score (P = .03 and .005, respectively) and glycemic control score (P = .008 and .001, respectively), and high SUITO versus low SUITO for hypoglycemic control score (P = .04) and inconvenience of regimen score (P = .008).
CONCLUSION: Islet recipients with a SUITO index ≥10 experienced higher satisfaction with insulin injection therapy compared with the pre-ICT group, even though they were insulin dependent. A SUITO index ≥10 is a reasonable benchmark for successful ICT.
Authors:
M Takita; S Matsumoto; M Shimoda; D Chujo; T Itoh; S Iwahashi; J A Sorelle; N Onaca; B Naziruddin; M F Levy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Transplantation proceedings     Volume:  43     ISSN:  1873-2623     ISO Abbreviation:  Transplant. Proc.     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0243532     Medline TA:  Transplant Proc     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3250-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Baylor Research Institute, Islet Cell Laboratory, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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