Title: Diabetes
1Diabetes Its Relevance to Retinopathy Screening
- Dr John Doig
- Consultant Diabetologist
- DRS Clinical Lead Forth Valley
2Diabetes Its Relevance to Retinopathy Screening
- What is diabetes
- Diagnosis
- Types of Diabetes
- Treatment
- Complications
- Acute metabolic
- Macrovascular
- Microvascular
- Managing Risk Factors
3What is Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes excessive production of urine
- mellitus honeyed
- Life-long illness associated with various
complications - Blindness
- Heart disease
- Kidney disease
- Damage to the feeling in the limbs (peripheral
neuropathy).
4Diabetes Mellitus
- characterised by high blood sugar levels,
disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein
metabolism - absolute lack or a relative deficiency in insulin
action and/or insulin secretion - Prevalence increasing
- Scottish Survey 2001 2.1
- Forth Valley 2006 4.1
- Some practices 5.0
5Management of Diabetic Patient
- Main Issues
- Diagnosis
- Glycaemic Control
- Screening
- Microvascular Complications
- Macrovascular Complications
- Diabetes related issues / Education
- Driving, Work, Pregnancy
- Injection sites, Diet, Monitoring
6Diagnosis
- Symptoms
- Osmotic Symptoms Fatigue
- Weight loss / gain
- Infection
- Neuropathic Symptoms
- Visual Upset
- Cardiovascular symptoms
7Diagnosis Diagnostic Criteria
- Fasting Plasma Glucose gt7.0 (on 2 occasions)
- Random Plasma Glucose gt11.1 (on 2 occasions)
- (1 occasion if symptomatic)
- Fasting Plasma Glucose 6.1 - 6.9 IFG
- 2 hr post 75g glucose 7.8 - 11.1 IGT
- 2 hr post 75g glucose gt 11.1 DM
8Type of Diabetes
- Type I
- Young lt 35
- Thin weight loss
- Rapid onset
- Ketonuria
- Autoimmune
- B Cell failure
- Insulin Dependent
- Type 2
- Older gt 35
- Overweight
- Onset months
- Strong FH
- Complications
- Insulin resistance
- Late B Cell failure
- Hyperinsulinaemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- Cardiovascular Disease
9Other types of Diabetes
- Gestational
- Drug induced
- Steroids, Atypical Neuroleptics
- Metabolic
- Haemachromatosis, Cushings, Acromegaly
- Pancreatic disease
- MODY (Genetic)
- Stress hyperglycaemia
10Treatment
- Diet
- Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents
- Sulphonylureas
- Biguanides
- Alpha 1 glucosidase inhibitors
- Thiazolidinediones(Glitazones or Insulin
sensitisers) - Exenatide GLP-1 agonists
- DPP4 Inhibitors Gliptins
- Insulin
- Soluble, Biphasic, Intermediate / Long acting
11Acute Metabolic Complications
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Hyper Osmolor Nonketotic Coma
- Lactic Acidosis
- Hypoglycaemia
12Hypoglycaemia
- Common side effect of Insulin or Sulphonylureas
- Does not occur with Metformin, Acarbose or TZDs
- Minor hypos often go unreported (Self treated)
- Severe hypos occurs in 25-30 of patients each
year - Coma occurs in 10 of patients each year
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14Causes of hypoglycaemia
15Risk factors for severe hypoglycaemia
- Insulin treatment regimen Intensified High
insulin doses - Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia Acute
(Preceding hypoglycaemic episodes) Chronic
(Central autonomic failure) - Long duration of diabetes
- Increasing age of patient
- Sleep, Excessive alcohol consumption
16Morbidity of hypoglycaemia
- CNS Coma and Convulsions Transient motor
deficits Permanent brain damage Cerebral
Oedema - CVS Arrhythmia Myocardial ischaemia Stroke
- Fractures, Vitreous haemorrhage
17Treatment of hypoglycaemia
- Treated immediately by oral glucose 10-20 g
- If unable to swallow then
- Intravenous glucose 50ml 20
- Intravenous glucose 25ml 50
- Subcutaneous glucagon 1 mg
- Patients usually recover within minutes
- Failure to do so may be due to cerebral oedema
- On recovery encourage consumption of complex
carbohydrate - Identify cause take appropriate action /
patient to contact diabetes care team.
18Macrovascular Complications
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Peryipheral Vascular Disease
- Cerebro Vascular Disease
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertension
- Obesity
19Cumulative Hazard for Any CVD Endpoint CARDS
Relative Risk -32 (95 CI -45, -15) p0.001
Placebo 189 events
Atorvastatin 134 events
Cumulative Hazard ()
Years
621
992
1275
1334
Placebo
1410
287
663
1040
1337
1372
Atorva
1428
306
20All Cause Mortality
21HOT Events in relation to target blood pressure.
Diabetic patients
22All Cause Mortality
23Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Improved cardiovascular risk with
- Improved glycaemic control (Metformin)
- Improved BP control (Target lt 140/80)
- Addition of long acting ACEI if high risk
- Lipid reduction
- All secondary preventative measures
- Aspirin, B Blocker
24Microvascular Complications
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Microalbuminuria
- Macroalbuminuria
- Renal impairment
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Sensory - Ulceration, Neuroarthropathy
- Motor Foot deformity
- Autonomic GI upset, Hypotension, ED
25Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic eye complications major cause of visual
loss. - Most important preventable cause of blindness in
Europe. - Accounts for about 90 of blindness in diabetic
patients. - St. Vincent Declaration 5 year targets 1989
- Incidence of blindness due to diabetes should be
reduced by one third or more. - Duration of diabetes is the most important
predictor.
26Prevalence of Retinopathy
- In young persons with duration less than 5
yrs rare - In patients gt 30 yrs with duration 5 yrs 20
- Duration 10 yrs 40-50
- Duration 20 yrs 90
- Approx 30 of diabetic population have DR
- Prevalence of visual impairment in UK ? 2-5 ?
27Diabetic Retinopathy
- Approx 10-15 of patients progress to sight
threatening retinopathy - Pre proliferative retinopathy
- Proliferative retinopathy
- Vitreous haemorrhage
- Maculopathy
- Other sight threatening disease more common in
diabetes - Cataract
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
28Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy
- duration of diabetes
- poor glycaemic control
- raised blood pressure
- increasing number of microaneurysms
- microalbuminuria and proteinuria (nephropathy)
- raised triglycerides and lowered haematocrit
- pregnancy
29Modifiable Risk Factors for Prevention of DR
- Glycaemic Control
- 1.7 reduction in HbA1c (8.9 vs 7.2)
- 76 risk reduction for developing DR
- 43 risk reduction for retinopathy progression
- Blood Pressure Control
- Smoking
30Evidence For Good Control
- 1993 DCCT HbA1c 8.9 vs. 7.2
- Reduced risk of developing
- Retinopathy 76
- Microalbuminuria 39
- Clinical neuropathy 60
- 1998 UKPDS HbA1c 7.9 vs. 7.0
- Reduced risk of
- Retinopathy 21
- Microalbuminuria 33
- Myocardial Infarction 16
31UKPDS Blood Pressure Control Study
- in 1148 Type 2 diabetic patients a tight blood
pressure control policy which achieved blood
pressure of 144 / 82 mmHg (vs 154/87) gave
reduced risk for - any diabetes-related endpoint 24 p0.0046
- diabetes-related deaths 32 p0.019
- stroke 44 p0.013
- heart failure 56 p0.0043
- microvascular disease 37 p0.0092
- retinopathy progression 34 p0.0038
- deterioration of vision 47 p0.0036
32Microvascular Endpoints
33Sight Threatening Retinopathy
- No visual symptoms when most amenable to
treatment - If visual symptoms present then prognosis poorer
- Potocoagulation will abolish new vessels in 80
and prevent blindness in gt50 after 10 years - Photocoagulation will salvage vision in 50-60
- Vitrectomy may be effective in restoring
meaningful vision gt 6/36
34Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinopathy is detected in its earliest and most
treatable form only by clinical examination of
eyes. - Ideally suited to screening programs
- Screening must be comprehensive, of high
sensitivity (gt80) and specificity (gt95). Should
include measurement of visual acuity. Clear line
of referral. - Various options
35Performance of screening
- Sensitivity Specificity
- General Practitioners 41 89
- Hospital Physician 67 96
- Non Mydriatic Camera 67 98
- Diabetologist 70 97
- Ophthalmology registrar 75 97
- 2 Field retinal photographs 89 86
- Combined 5 field direct 97 95
36Patients with retinopathy
- Aim for
- Good glycaemic control HbA1c lt 7.0
- Good BP control lt130/70
- Lipid control / Statin Cholesterol lt4.0
- Stop smoking
- Correct anaemia