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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2026

Association Between Short-Term Glycemic Variability Measured by Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes.

Nan Chen, Nuojin Wang, Hao Duan, Tianrong Pan, Limin Zhai

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Nan ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.
Nuojin WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0005-3197-7476
Hao DuanDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.
Tianrong PanDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.
Limin ZhaiDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China.

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Background: The role of short‑term glycemic variability (GV) in early diabetic kidney disease (DKD) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains controversial. This study aims to investigate the independent association between continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-derived GV indices and early DKD in T2D patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 315 patients with T2D. Early DKD was identified as persistent microalbuminuria (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio 30-300 mg/g) with preserved renal function (eGFR≥60 mL/min/1.73 m Results: Participants with early DKD had significantly higher MAGE and SDBG (both Conclusion: CGM-derived short-term GV indices MAGE and SDBG are independently associated with early DKD in T2D patients, with distinct dose-response patterns: MAGE shows a linear positive relationship, whereas SDBG exhibits a U-shaped association. Moreover, the MAGE-DKD association is confined to overweight individuals. Prospective studies are needed to establish causality and to verify whether personalized targeting of short‑term GV might be associated with lower DKD risk.

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CGMcontinuous glucose monitoringearly diabetic kidney diseasemicroalbuminuriashort-term glycemic variabilitytype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMCPMC13469162

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