Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancies with type 1 diabetes: small increases in time-in-range improve maternal and perinatal outcomes - 17/09/24

Abstract |
Background |
Continuous glucose monitors provide detailed information regarding glycemic control in pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes. Little data have been published examining the association between continuous glucose monitor parameters and perinatal outcomes among gravidas with type 1 diabetes using continuous glucose monitors.
Objective |
This study aimed to examine the association between perinatal outcomes and time-in-range as assessed by continuous glucose monitors used in pregnant individuals with type 1 diabetes. We hypothesized that higher time-in-range would be associated with lower risk of adverse perinatal outcomes.
Study Design |
This multicenter retrospective cohort study included all gravidas with type 1 diabetes using continuous glucose monitors who delivered from 2020 to 2022 at 5 University of California sites. Only those with continuous glucose monitor target range set to 70 to 140 mg/dL (±10 mg/dL) were included. Time-in-range (%) was recorded at 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 weeks. The primary maternal and neonatal outcomes were preeclampsia and large for gestational age, defined as birthweight ≥95th percentile. Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to compare median time-in-range between those with and without the primary outcomes. Log-binomial regression was used to obtain risk ratios, with adjustment for microvascular disease and years with type 1 diabetes.
Results |
A total of 91 patients were included. Most used an insulin pump (81%) and did not have diabetic microvascular disease (72%). Median time since diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was 16 years, and median periconception hemoglobin A1c was 6.7%. Compared with those with preeclampsia, normotensive gravidas had significantly higher time-in-range at nearly every time point. A similar pattern was observed for those with normal-birthweight infants compared with large-for-gestational-age infants. On adjusted analyses, every 5-unit increase in time-in-range at 12 weeks was associated with 45% and 46% reductions in the risks of preeclampsia and large for gestational age, respectively (preeclampsia: adjusted risk ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.30–0.99; large for gestational age: adjusted risk ratio, 0.54; 95% confidence interval, 0.29–0.99).
Conclusion |
Higher time-in-range is associated with lower risk of preeclampsia and large for gestational age. This association is observed early in gestation, when each 5-unit increase in time-in-range is associated with ∼50% reduction in the risk of these complications. These findings can be used to counsel patients regarding the risk of pregnancy complications at specific time-in-range values, and to encourage patients that even small improvements in time-in-range can have significant impact on pregnancy outcomes. Larger studies are needed to further explore these findings and to identify optimal time-in-range to reduce perinatal complication rates.
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Key words : diabetes in pregnancy, diabetes technology, glycemic control, hyperglycemia in pregnancy
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The authors report no conflict of interest. |
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No external funding was used for this study. |
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An earlier version of this study was presented in oral format at the 43rd Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, February 6–11, 2023. |
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Cite this article as: Sobhani NC, Goemans S, Nguyen A, et al. Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancies with type 1 diabetes: small increases in time-in-range improve maternal and perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024;231:467.e1-8. |
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