Universal Fasting Glucose Screening Before Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy and the High Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes release_64kk4sdqmrdm7pbesuk6tuc7gy

by Rutger S. Gunther, Kevin P. Banks, Nathan E. McWhorter

Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology by Society of Nuclear Medicine.

2024   Volume 52, Issue 1, jnmt.123.266808

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the rates of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) and pre-DM in patients undergoing gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). Diabetes is an epidemic in the United States, and the disease is associated with altered gut motility. As a result, we suspected that a significant number of patients referred for GES may have undiagnosed DM or pre-DM. Given that established procedure standards for GES require all patients to prepare with an 8-h fast, an opportunity is provided to measure the fasting blood glucose (FBG) in all individuals before they undergo the examination. Methods: The charts of patients undergoing GES were reviewed for a history of DM and correlated with FBG and GES results. FBG values, obtained by point-of-care testing, were categorized as normal, pre-DM, or DM. Results: Patients with known DM made up 23% of those referred for GES, and most (55%) had a normal FBG. In those without a history of DM, there were a significant number with undiagnosed pre-DM (12%) and DM (33%). Conclusion: Our study provides the first measure of the likely prevalence of undiagnosed DM and pre-DM and characterizes the different gastric emptying patterns among patients with normal FBG, likely undiagnosed pre-DM, likely undiagnosed DM, and known DM.
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