Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Flashcards
What are the 5 elements that are needed for the diagosis of metabolic syndrome (need three)?
1. Insulin Resistance 2. Low HDL 3. Elevated Triglycerides 4. Visceral Obesity 5. Hypertension
Each element of Metabolic syndrome increases CVD risk. How are these caused?
1. Abdominal obesity
- Hyperglycemia
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
- Impaired glucose and fatty acid utilization
- Insulin resistance = increased blood sugar
- Elevated triglycerides and low HDL
- Endothelial dysfunction
There are 2 different criterias for the diagnosis of Metabolic syndrome. What is the difference between the two?
- National Cholesterol Education Program/ Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP/ATP III)
- International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Major differences between the two
adjusting for race in the waist circumference measurement in IDF
IDF guidelines must have increased waist circumference
NCEP/ATP III criteria for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome:
Abdominal obesity
1. Waist?
- Triglycerides
- HDL cholesterol
- BP
- Fasting plasma glucose
- ≥ 40 inches (102 cm) men
Waist ≥ 35 inches (88cm) women - ≥ 150 mg/dL
- less than 40 mg/dL men, less than 50 mg/dL women
- ≥ 130/85
- ≥ 100 mg/dL
What is a normal fasting plasma glucose?
Prediabetic?
Diabetes?
less than a 100
100-125
126 and over
What is the normal oral glucose tolerance?
Prediabetic?
Normal?
less than 140
140-199
200 and over
A1C criteria for DM and Pre-DM:
Diabetes?
Prediabetic?
Normal?
HOw many readings to you need to be diabetic or prediabetic?
Diabetes ≥ 6.5%
Prediabetes 5.8-6.4%
Normal less than 5.7%
2
Obesity causes metabolic chaos. What specific things does it cause?
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- Reduction in mitochondrial 2. ATP generation from glycolysis
- Triglyceride accumulation
- Free fatty acid accumulation
- Proinflammatory
- -Increased CRP, IL-6 - Prothrombotic
- -Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases with increasing BMI
How many normal weight, overweight and obese pts have metabolic syndrome?
5% of patients with normal weight
22% of overweight patients
60% of obese patients
Other obesity related disorders associated with metabolic syndrome?
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- Fatty liver disease
- Hepatocellular and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
- Chronic kidney disease
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Sleep apnea
- Hyperuricemia and gout
Further risk factors
for diabetes?
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- Postmenopausal status
- Smoking
- Low household income
- High carbohydrate diet
- No alcohol consumption
- Physical inactivity
- Soft drink consumption
- Family history
Up to ____ of people with metabolic syndrome have a positive family history
____ of people with Type 2 DM have at least 1 parent with the disease
50%
39%
Treatment of metabolic syndrome focuses on what?
2
What are our two targets?
- risk factor reduction and
- weight loss
- Lifestyle modification
focused on weight loss and increased physical activity - Treat cardiovascular risk factors
Weight reduction targets what?
insulin sensitivity
Reduction of CVD risk factors. What are the three goals mentioned?
- Lipid management
- Treatment of hypertension
- Tobacco cessation
What improves HDL? 2
What improves Triglycerides?
- Niacin, Gemfibrozil
2. Lopid
Treatment of impaired glucose metabolism (IGT/IFG)?
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- Dietary counseling
- Exercise
- Weight loss
Goal to start is 10% of baseline - Role for metformin?
Improves insulin sensitivity
Treatment with metformin plus lifestyle modifications if IFG/IGT plus these following factors:
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- less than 60 years old
- BMI ≥ 35
- Family hx of DM in 1st degree relative
- Elevated triglycerides
- Reduced HDL cholesterol
- Hypertension
- A1C > 6 %
Medical therapy for “pre-diabetes”
2
- If opting for metformin need to complete an OGTT
2. Need to document both IFG and IGT if metformin is used prior to diagnosis of DM
Treatment of metabolic syndrome focuses on what?
2
risk factor reduction and weight loss
- -Lifestyle modification
- -CV risk factors
2 pathogenic defects characterize type 2 diabetes?
What organs are involved in the pathology of diabetes?
3
- Impaired insulin secretion
- Insulin resistance
Pancreas
Liver
Peripheral tissue
Natural history of Type 2 DM in the years preceding diagnosis:
1. How does the endocrine system compensate?
- What happens to the beta cells in the pancreas?
- What does the liver lose the ability to do?
This all leads to the diagnosis of diabetes
- Endocrine system compensates by increasing insulin secretion
- Over time the beta cells of the pancreas wear out
- Liver then loses the inhibitory effect of insulin and increases production of glucose
What fasting glucose level indicates the almost complete loss of beta cell function?
above 180-200 mg/dL
Symptoms of Diabetes?
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- blurry vision
- Increased thirst or the need to urinate
- Feeling tired or ill
- Recurring skin, gum or bladder infections
- Dry, itchy skin
- Unexpected weight loss
- Slow healing cuts or bruises
- Loss of feeling in the feet or tingling feet