Sensor-Based Glucose Metrics during Different Diet Compositions in Type 1 Diabetes - A Randomized One-Week Crossover Trial

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  • Kasper B. Kristensen
  • Ajenthen G. Ranjan
  • Olivia M. McCarthy
  • Richard M. Bracken
  • Nørgaard, Kirsten
  • Signe Schmidt

By reducing carbohydrate intake, people with type 1 diabetes may reduce fluctuations in blood glucose, but the evidence in this area is sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate glucose metrics during a one-week low-carbohydrate-high-fat (HF) and a low-carbohydrate-high-protein (HP) diet compared with an isocaloric high-carbohydrate (HC) diet. In a randomized, three-period cross-over study, twelve adults with insulin-pump-treated type 1 diabetes followed an HC (energy provided by carbohydrate: 48%, fat: 33%, protein: 19%), HF (19%, 62%, 19%), and an HP (19%, 57%, 24%) diet for one week. Glucose values were obtained during intervention periods using a Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring system. Participant characteristics were: 33% females, median (range) age 50 (22–70) years, diabetes duration 25 (11–52) years, HbA1c 7.3 (5.5–8.3)% (57 (37–67) mmol/mol), and BMI 27.3 (21.3–35.9) kg/m2. Glycemic variability was lower with HF (30.5 ± 6.2%) and HP (30.0 ± 5.5%) compared with HC (34.5 ± 4.1%) (PHF-HC = 0.009, PHP-HC = 0.003). There was no difference between groups in mean glucose (HF: 8.7 ± 1.1, HP: 8.2 ± 1.0, HC: 8.7 ± 1.0 mmol/L, POverall = 0.08). Time > 10.0 mmol/L was lower with HP (22.3 ± 11.8%) compared with HF (29.4 ± 12.1%) and HC (29.5 ± 13.4%) (PHF-HP = 0.037, PHC-HP = 0.037). In conclusion, a one-week HF and, specifically, an HP diet improved glucose metrics compared with an isocaloric HC diet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number199
JournalNutrients
Volume16
Issue number2
Number of pages11
ISSN2072-6643
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Publication statusPublished - 2024

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  • glucose management, high fat, high protein, insulin therapy, low carbohydrate, macronutrient composition, type 1 diabetes

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