Prevalence of glucose intolerance in primary hyperparathyroidism and the benefit of parathyroidectomy
- 16 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
- Vol. 23 (1), 43-48
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.637
Abstract
Background Increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is established, but not glucose intolerance (GI), nor benefit from parathyroidectomy on GI. We determined these during management of a continuous series of patients with PHPT routinely followed after surgery. Patients and methods WHO criteria classified 75 g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) in 51/54 consecutively proven PHPT patients, into normal glucose tolerance (NGT), DM, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG); GI was derived by adding those with DM and IGT/IFG. OGTT were repeated after parathyroidectomy (mean follow up 2.4 ± SD 1.6 years). Paired student t tests were used to compare fasting and 2-h plasma glucose (PG). Results At presentation 32/54 patients (59%) had NGT, 10 IGT/IFG (19%) and 12 type 2 DM (22%), nine newly diagnosed. Before parathyroidectomy 17/35 patients had NGT (49%), 18 GI (51%), 12 DM (34%) and 6 IGT/IFG (17%). Five out of six patients with IGT/IFG had NGT, one with NGT developed IGT. At completion 23 patients (66%) had NGT, 12 GI (34%), 4 IGT/IFG (11%) and 8 DM (23%). After parathyroidectomy fasting and 2-h. PG fell in 30/34 normocalcaemic patients not on hypoglycaemic agents, 5.6 ± 1.0 to 5.4 ± 0.8 mmol/l, 7.2 ± 3.0 to 6.3 ± 3.1 mmol/l (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). Conclusions 1. At presentation with PHPT, OGTT commonly identifies Type 2 DM and GI. 2. After successful parathyroidectomy fasting and 2-h. PG fall significantly (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). DM and IGT/IFG often ameliorates to IGT or NGT, persistently. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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