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Observational studyEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2025

Plasma C-Peptide Levels and the Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Defined Coefficient of Variation in Risk Prediction for Hypoglycemia in Korean People with Diabetes Having Normal and Impaired Kidney Function.

So Yoon Kwon, Jiyun Park, So Hee Park, You-Bin Lee, Gyuri Kim, Kyu Yeon Hur, Jae Hyeon Kim, Sang-Man Jin

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Observational study in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The evolution of C-peptide's role in diabetes care.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2026
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So Yoon KwonDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
Jiyun ParkDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
So Hee ParkDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
You-Bin LeeDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Gyuri KimDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyu Yeon HurDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Hyeon KimDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Man JinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Funding

Ministry of Science and ICTNational Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00262002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgruoundWe aimed to investigate the predictive values of plasma C-peptide levels and the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-defined coefficient of variation (CV) in risk prediction for hypoglycemia in Korean people with diabetes with normal and impaired kidney function.

methodsWe analyzed data from 1,185 participants diagnosed with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who underwent blinded professional CGM between January 2009 and May 2021 at outpatient clinics. We explored correlations among CGM-defined CV, plasma C-peptide levels, and time below range at <70 and 54 mg/dL across different kidney function categories.

resultsIn patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1-2 (n=934), 89.3% who had a random plasma C-peptide level higher than 600 pmol/L exhibited a CV of ≤36%. Among those in CKD stage 3 (n=161) with a random plasma C-peptide level exceeding 600 pmol/L, 66.7% showed a CV of ≤36%. In stages 4-5 of CKD (n=90), the correlation between random C-peptide levels and CV was not significant (r=-0.05, P=0.640), including cases with a CV greater than 36% despite very high random plasma C-peptide levels. Random plasma C-peptide levels and CGM-assessed CV significantly predicted hypoglycemia in CKD stages 1-2 and 1-5, respectively.

conclusionThe established C-peptide criteria in Western populations are applicable to Korean people with diabetes for hypoglycemic risk prediction, unless kidney function is impaired equivalent to CKD stage 3-5. The CGM-defined CV is informative for hypoglycemic risk prediction regardless of kidney function.

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Blood Glucose Self-MonitoringC-PeptideDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HypoglycemiaRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultAgedBiomarkersBlood GlucoseContinuous Glucose MonitoringEast Asian PeopleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHumansBiomarkersBlood GlucoseC-PeptideCoefficient of variationContinuous glucose monitoringC-peptideHypoglycemiaRenal insufficiency, chronic

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PMCPMC12061746

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