Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes accounts for only about 5–10% of all cases of diabetes; however, its incidence continues to increase Lancet 2006; 367: 847–58 worldwide and it has serious short-term and long-term implications. The disorder has a strong genetic component,
See Comment page 795 inherited mainly through the HLA complex, but the factors that trigger onset of clinical disease remain largely Division of Endocrinology, unknown. Management of type 1 diabetes is best undertaken in the context of a multidisciplinary health team and Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and requires continuing attention to many aspects, including insulin administration, blood glucose monitoring, meal University of Toronto, Toronto, planning, and screening for comorbid conditions and diabetes-related complications. These complications consist of ON, Canada M5G 1X8 microvascular and macrovascular disease, which account for the major morbidity and mortality associated with type 1 diabetes. Newer treatment approaches have facilitated improved outcomes in terms of both glycaemic control and [email protected] reduced risks for development of complications. Nonetheless, major challenges remain in the development of approaches to the prevention and management of type 1 diabetes and its complications.
In this age of increasing obesity, the epidemic of type 2
susceptibility, roughly 15% from two other genes—
diabetes threatens both to overwhelm health care
insulin-VNTR (IDDM2) and CTLA-4 (IDDM12)—with
services and to obscure the health care implications and
minor contributions from the other IDDM genes.4–6,9
challenges of type 1 diabetes.1,2 Although type 1 diabetes
Both high risk (eg, DR3/4, DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302,
accounts for only 5–10% of all those with diabetes, it
and DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201) and protective HLA
remains a serious chronic disorder, usually beginning
haplotypes (eg, DQA1*0102-DQB1*0602, associated
earlier in life than type 2 diabetes, but with important
with diabetes resistance, and DR molecules such as
DRB1*1401, associated with protection from diabetes)
In this seminar on type 1 diabetes I emphasise:
have been identified.4 These susceptibility genes are
(i) current theories of pathogenesis; (ii) epidemiology
thought to be important regulators of the immune
and presentation; (iii) management; (iv) diabetes-related
response. Other genes associated with either rare
complications; (v) psychosocial concomitants; and
syndromes including diabetes (eg, AIRE and Foxp3) or
(vi) the challenges facing diabetes researchers and
other autoimmune conditions (eg, PTPN22) might
health-care professionals. Although not dealt with in this
also provide important insights into the immune
Seminar, issues such as diabetic ketoacidosis and its
prevention and management, and the challenges of
The next step requires exposure to one or more
diabetes in pregnancy for both mother and fetus, should
environmental triggers that alter immune function,
not be overlooked in the comprehensive care of
thereby initiating -cell destruction. Putative triggers
include viruses (eg, enteroviruses, coxsackie, congenital
Pathogenesis Chromosome Candidate genes/markers
Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which pancreatic -celldestruction
HLA DR/DQ regionMajor role in presentation of peptides to T cells
deficiency.3–6 Two forms are identified: type 1A results
Insulin-VNTR Protection associated with greater
from a cell-mediated autoimmune attack on  cells,4–6
whereas type 1B is far less frequent, has no known
CTLA-4, CD28 Related to T-cell activation,
cause, and occurs mostly in individuals of Asian or
African descent, who have varying degrees of insulin
For many of those not listed (IDDM 3-11, 13-17), either the responsible gene remains
deficiency between sporadic episodes of ketoacidosis.7
unidentified or the gene function is uncertain in relation to type 1 diabetes.
In the 1980s Eisenbarth8 proposed the current model
Table 1: Important susceptibility loci for type 1 diabetes
for the development of the immune form of type 1diabetes and although our understanding hasprogressed significantly since then, the basic aspects of
Search strategy and selection criteria
this model remain pertinent.4–6 This model postulatesthat everyone is born with a degree of susceptibility to
PubMed and the Cochrane Library database were searched with the terms: “type 1
develop type 1 diabetes: for some this susceptibility is
diabetes”, “insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus”, “juvenile diabetes”, “insulin” and
high, for others very low. Susceptibility is largely
“insulin analogues”, “blood glucose monitoring”, “glycosylated haemoglobin” or
inherited, residing predominantly in the HLA genotypes
“haemoglobin A1c”, “glycaemic index”, “diabetes-related complications”, “diabetic
DR and DQ, and to a lesser extent in a host of other
nephropathy”, “retinopathy”, “neuropathy”; and “macrovascular complications of
genetic loci termed IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes
diabetes”. Most recent papers, systematic review articles, meta-analyses and evidence-
mellitus) susceptibility genes (table 1). The HLA locus
based guidelines were preferentially selected.
is thought to confer about 50% of the genetic
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rubella),10,11 environmental toxins (eg, nitrosamines),12 or
disorders are less frequent in children in large families or
foods (eg, early exposure to cow’s milk proteins, cereals,
those families receiving day care than in children in
or gluten).13–17 A close relation has been identified only
small families or those not in day care.29,31,32 Similarities
with congenital rubella.10,11 The results of a 2004 study
exist between these findings and reports of type 1
did not accord with a causal relation between childhood
diabetes.33 These findings suggest that children in these
vaccination and type 1 diabetes.18,19 Thus, the search for a
circumstances are less exposed to infections or other
so-called smoking gun trigger continues.
immune challenges early in life that act as protective
The abnormal activation of the T-cell-mediated
environmental influences. Gale29 has proposed that the
immune system in susceptible individuals leads to an
protective effect is mediated by regulatory T lymphocytes.
inflammatory response within the islets (insulitis) as
Although plausible, this hypothesis lacks credible
well as to a humoral (B cell) response with production of
scientific support in the causation of type 1 diabetes.
antibodies to -cell antigens. Islet cell antibodies were
In the accelerator hypothesis, Wilkin30 postulates that
the first described, but have been supplanted by more
diabetes is a single disease, rather than two distinct
specific autoantibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid
entities, type 1 and type 2 diabetes. He argues that the two
decarboxylase (GADA/GAA), and the protein tyrosine
types of diabetes are distinguished only by the rate of -cell
phosphatase IA2 (IA-2AA), all of which are easily
loss, and the specific accelerators responsible. Wilkin
detected by sensitive radioimmunoassay.6 The presence
implicates three accelerators: the first is the intrinsic
of one or more type of antibody can precede the clinical
potential for a high rate of -cell apoptosis, an essential but
onset of type 1 diabetes by years or even decades. The
insufficient step in the development of diabetes. The
presence and persistence of positivity to multiple
second accelerator is insulin resistance, resulting typically
antibodies increases the likelihood of progression to
from weight gain and physical inactivity, and is central to
clinical disease.20–22 There is no evidence that any of these
the proposed link between the two types of diabetes.
antibodies has an active role in the pathogenesis of this
Insulin resistance puts pressure on a -cell mass already
at risk for accelerated apoptosis, contributing to the
Continuing destruction of  cells leads to progressive
expression of clinical diabetes. The third accelerator is
loss of insulin-secretory reserve with, in order, loss of
present only in those individuals with genetically
first phase insulin secretion in response to an
determined predisposition to -cell autoimmunity. The
intravenous glucose tolerance test, then to clinical
metabolically more active  cell, in insulin-resistant
diabetes when insulin secretion falls below a critical
individuals who are genetically biased towards a high rate
amount, and finally, in most but not all those with type 1
of apoptosis, is at greatest risk for rapid functional
diabetes, to a state of absolute insulin deficiency.6,8 The
deterioration and expression of typical type 1 diabetes. In
honeymoon or remission period takes place soon after
the absence of this immune accelerator, apoptosis is
clinical diagnosis and initiation of insulin therapy when
slower and progression is towards type 2 diabetes.
some endogenous insulin secretion is restored to
Proponents of the accelerator hypothesis claim that the
exhausted but not yet destroyed  cells, and when
rise in childhood obesity parallels the rise in both types
insulin resistance associated with initial hyperglycaemia
of diabetes in childhood, and that the decreasing age of
is lessened.23,24 In general, these cells are destroyed more
onset of type 1 diabetes in heavier children lends further
rapidly when onset of clinical diabetes takes place at a
support to their argument.34 Opponents argue that there
young age, when there is also less likelihood of a long
is sufficient evidence to support the Eisenbarth model
remission period.23 Thus, older individuals are more
for type 1 diabetes causation without having to implicate
likely to respond soon after diagnosis to immune
interventions aimed at preserving residual insulinsecretion. Epidemiology and presentation
Supportive evidence for the autoimmune pathogenesis
Past descriptions depict type 1 diabetes as a disease of
of type 1 diabetes comes from the susceptibility of these
childhood and early adulthood, with a sudden, severe
individuals to other autoimmune conditions including
presentation—ie, most people being younger than
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, Addison’s
20 years of age at diagnosis and presenting in diabetic
disease, coeliac disease, myasthenia gravis, and
ketoacidosis. More recent data suggest that only about
vitiligo.25–28 Although recent knowledge has contributed
50–60% of those with type 1 diabetes are younger than
to our understanding of the pathogenesis of type 1
16–18 years at presentation and that such disease
diabetes, there remains no unifying theory of disease
occurs at a low incidence level throughout adulthood.
causation. The hygiene and accelerator hypotheses,
Furthermore, studies of the natural history of type 1
diabetes in first-degree relatives with positive islet-
The hygiene hypothesis stems from observations that
related antibodies indicate that there is often a long
atopic disorders such as asthma are more common in
prodrome preceding clinical onset, in which glucose
affluent than in traditional societies, their prevalence
homoeostasis is either normal or only mildly disturbed.6,22
rising with increasing modernisation, and that such
Finally, diabetic ketoacidosis is not universal at disease
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lends support to a strong contribution of environmental
Children
factors in causation. This conclusion is further
supported by reports that the rising incidence of
childhood disease is associated with reduced
contributions from high-risk HLA haplotypes.41
Management
Intensive approaches to management are based on three
sentinel observations highlighted by the extensively
documented cohort of type 1 diabetes subjects enrolled
in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
*Polyuria, nocturia, enuresis, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight loss, lethargy, fatigue,
(DCCT) and followed in the Epidemiology of Diabetes
abdominal pain. Data modified with permission from Booth38 and Curtis and
Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study.57–62
First, the DCCT provided unquestionable evidence of a
Table 2: Presentation of type 1 diabetes by age
very close, curvilinear relation between the degree ofglycaemic control (measured by haemoglobin A1c(HbA ) concentrations), maintained over the long term,
onset: in children, rates of 15–67% have been reported,
and the onset or progression of microvascular
inversely correlated with the incidence of type 1 diabetes
(retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) and likely
in the particular geographic location.36,37 Table 2
also macrovascular (cardiovascular, cerebrovascular,
summarises the presentation of type 1 diabetes
and peripheral vascular disease) complications.57,58
Furthermore, there is no threshold effect: any decrease
The epidemiology of type 1 diabetes has been reported
in HbA concentrations is associated with a similar
in many countries, predominantly in children younger
decline in relative risk of complications. There is also no
than 15–18 years of age. Many important observations
HbA level below which complications are completely
derive from registries: first, incidence has been
prevented, nor one above which complications are
increasing at roughly 2–5% per year worldwide. The
certain to develop. These data underscore not only the
increase is steeper in the populations with a lower
pivotal role of glycaemic control, but also the presence of
incidence; however, even in countries with the highest
other factors, such as genes, smoking, obesity,
rates such as Finland, there has been no levelling off
hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia, in the development
since statistics started being recorded in the 1950s.40–42
Second, there is huge geographical variation, with
Second, the DCCT/EDIC cohort has convincingly
countries such as China reporting the lowest incidence
shown that those initially treated intensively, and
rates (about 0·57 cases per 100 000 population younger
achieving reduced HbA concentrations, continue to have
than 18 years of age per year) to rates roughly 30 times
greater protection against development or progression of
higher in the UK (18–20 per 100 000 per year) to almost
complications than those initially receiving conventional
100-fold higher (about 48–49 per 100 000 per year) in
therapy.59–61 This protection arises despite similar levels of
glycaemic control in the 6–10 years after completion of
Third, there is a significant trend towards decreasing
the intervention part of the study. This metabolic or
age at presentation, particularly in children younger
hyperglycaemic memory demands that intensive
than 5 years. The Swedish and Belgian data are notable
management be instituted as soon as diabetes is
here.52,53 In Sweden from 1983 to 1998, the overall
incidence of type 1 diabetes did not go up in the
Finally, there is an inverse relation between glycaemic
0–34 year age group, but median age at diagnosis fell.52
control and the risk of severe hypoglycaemic episodes) in
Similar findings were reported from 1989 to 2000 in
people with type 1 diabetes (panel 1).62 In the DCCT,
Belgium in those younger than 40 years.53 This shift to a
severe hypoglycaemia occurred about 2·5–3 times more
younger age at diagnosis could indicate either exposure
often in those in the intensive therapy groups compared
to heavier doses of environmental triggers or perhaps
with those in conventional therapy groups; adolescents
the increasing weight of the population.54,55
were about 1·5 times more likely to have hypoglycaemia
Finally, migrating populations take on the incidence
than adults in both groups. In the youngest children with
rates of their new countries within a short time. For
the disease, as well as in the older age group with
example, incidence rates for type 1 diabetes in south
enduring disease, repeated episodes of severe
Asian children in the UK are similar to those of white or
hypoglycaemia could lead to cognitive impairment.64–66
other ethnic backgrounds in the same area, which is in
Thus, hypoglycaemia is a major limiting step to
striking contrast to the very low rates reported from
achieving control with present treatment approaches.
Asia.56 This convergence of incidence rates for immigrant
There are two caveats here: first, both in the DCCT62 as
populations with those of the background population
well as in a study of almost 3000 children and adolescents
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● Mild: Autonomic symptoms (trembling, palpitations, sweating, anxiety, hunger,
nausea, tingling) are present; can be self-treated with ingestion of simple sugars
● Appropriate insulin delivery: most regimens include either
multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous
● Moderate: Autonomic and neuroglycopenic symptoms (difficulty concentrating,
insulin infusions with basal-bolus approach to insulin
confusion, weakness, drowsiness, blurred vision, dizziness, difficulty speaking)
symptoms are present, but the individual can still self-treat.
● Self-monitoring of blood glucose concentration:
● Severe: Assistance of another individual is required to reverse hypoglycaemia, usually
frequency of testing correlates with glycaemic outcomes
associated with confusion, convulsion or unconsciousness. Requires intravenous
● Nutritional planning: more flexible programmes, including
glucose (10–25 g) or subcutaneous glucagon (0·5–1·0 mg) injection.
carbohydrate counting, replacing more rigid approaches
● Avoidance or treatment of severe hypoglycaemia and
diabetic ketoacidosis: careful attention to other
with type 1 diabetes from 18 countries,67,68 the risk of
components of management greatly decreases risk of
hypoglycaemia was not evenly spread across all centres
compared with controls. Thus, some therapeutic
● Screening for and treatment of associated disorders:
approaches might foster glycaemic control without the
specifically thyroid dysfunction (regular measurement of
same risk of severe hypoglycaemia. Second, treatments
thyroid-stimulating hormone) and coeliac disease (specific
using insulin analogues or continuous subcutaneous
antibodies—eg, tissue transglutaminase)
insulin infusion pumps have a lower incidence of
● Compensation for non-basal conditions—eg, physical
hypoglycaemia than seen with traditional insulins and
● Screening for and treatment of diabetes-related
Individuals should be fully informed about these
rationales for management and provided with realistic
targets for glyceamic control. Tables 3 and 4 provide
glucose and HbA targets established in the evidence-
based 2003 clinical practice guidelines of the Canadian
Macrovascular: detection of hyperlipidaemia and
adolescents. Diabetes self-care requires a high standard
of both initial and continuing education and care, best
● Attention to psychological and psychosocial wellbeing—
provided by a multidisciplinary health care team
eg, awareness of psychosocial stresses of chronic disorder;
consisting of physicians, nurses, dietitians, and
eating disorders; adolescent non-compliance; depression
FPG/preprandial PG 2 h postprandial PG (mmol/L) (mmol/L)
behavioural specialists experienced in the management
of type 1 diabetes.75–79 Panel 2 shows the components of
Treatment targets must be tailored to the patient, with consideration given to
Different centres use various approaches to insulin
individual risk factors. Normal range should be considered for patients in whom it canbe achieved safely. HbA =haemoglobin A1c; FPG=fasting plasma glucose; PG=plasma
management, with increasing numbers of individuals
glucose. Data used with permission from Canadian Diabetes Association.75
using basal-bolus approaches with either multiple dailyinsulin injections or insulin pumps.80 Table 5 details the
Table 3: Glycaemia and HbA targets for adults with diabetes
characteristics of commonly used insulin preparations. Multiple daily injection routines have traditionallyconsisted of isophane (NPH) or ultralente given once or
Plasma glucose HbA Considerations (mmol/L)
twice daily as the basal insulin, with regular humaninsulin boluses before meals. With the availability of
Careful avoidance of hypoglycaemia in this age group due to risk of
both fast-acting and very long-acting insulin analogues,
multiple daily injection routines increasingly use insulin
glargine or detemir as the basal insulin and insulin
lispro or aspart as the boluses before meals.69–74,81–83
Insulin pumps use fast-acting insulin in a continuousbasal rate with boluses before meals.84–87 When basal-
HbA =haemoglobin A . Source: 2003 clinical practice guidelines of the Canadian
bolus routines are fastidiously applied in conjunction
with the other aspects of management, many individuals
Table 4: Glycaemic and HbA targets by age for children and
with type 1 diabetes are able to maintain near-normal
adolescents with type 1 diabetes
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose is fundamental to
Appearance Action characteristics*
diabetes care.75,88,89 Frequent monitoring facilitates
improved glycaemic control, avoidance of hypoglycaemia,
Rapid-acting analogues
and lifestyle flexibility when the results are used to assist
the individual in their dietary choices, physical activity,
Fast-acting
Glucose monitors are now much smaller than
previously, require very small amounts of blood
Intermediate-acting Isophane
(2–10 L), are faster at providing a result (5–15 s), and
can be used at sites other than fingertips.89 Verification
Long-acting
of accuracy of self-monitoring is achieved by comparing
results obtained from the patient’s meter with a
Very long-acting analogues Detemir
simultaneous specimen sent to the laboratory. A
difference of less than 20% between meter andlaboratory measurements is thought acceptable, which
This list represents the most commonly used insulin preparations and provides averagesfor the action characteristics, but these preparations also show variability within and
might be difficult in concentrations less than 4 mmol/L.
between individuals. In general, there is less variability with insulin analogues than with
Most meters incorporate data management systems;
either animal derived or biosynthetic human insulin preparations. *Shown in hours,
however, keeping a blood glucose logbook is needed to
unless otherwise indicated. †Intermediate-acting and long-acting insulin preparationsneed agitation before use to allow resuspension, whereas very long-acting analogues
detect patterns of glucose control and make appropriate
dose adjustments. Continuous glucose monitoringtechnologies using subcutaneous sensors have become
Table 5: Time course of action of currently available subcutaneously injected insulin preparations
increasingly used in clinical care as a means of accessingmore complete glycaemic data than is available withtraditional self-monitoring.89,93
Both a meta-analysis and the Cochrane Metabolic and
Whereas self-monitoring records daily variations in
Endocrine Disorders Group reviewed randomised
blood glucose concentrations, long-term control is best
controlled trials comparing intensive therapy regimens
measured by HbA concentrations, indicating average
using fast-acting insulin analogues with regimens using
regular insulin.74,81 A small (Ϫ0·1 to Ϫ0·15%) but
90–120 days.94 Each laboratory needs to standardise its
significant reduction in HbA was reported with the
analogues, with comparable results between the
internationally recognised reference laboratory since
analogues and regular insulin in terms of overall
there are no universal standards against which individual
hypoglycaemia. Although fast-acting analogues did not
There are few data that lend support to rigid adherence
macrovascular risk by reducing post-prandial glycaemia.
to one particular approach to nutritional therapy in
Quality of life was improved with analogue use, largely
individuals with type 1 diabetes.97 Thus, nutritional
because of the shorter interval between injection and food
planning should be tailored to the individual’s dietary
preferences, age and stage of development, weight,
Several open-label randomised controlled trials as well
culture, and lifestyle.97,98 In general, patients are
as observational studies have assessed insulin glargine or
encouraged to follow guidelines for healthy eating similar
detemir in adults with type 1 diabetes70–73,83 All participants
to the general population—ie, varied consumption from
in these trials used basal–bolus insulin regimens. The
all food groups, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting
results of most trials showed no differences in HbA
total fat to less than about 30% of daily caloric intake, and
concentrations between groups receiving insulin glargine
ensuring adequate intake of carbohydrate, protein,
or detemir, and those receiving isophane insulin. A few
minerals, vitamins, and essential fatty acids. Consistency
in meal planning can assist in reaching glycaemic targets,
glargine was compared with isophane or ultralente. Some
and modifications in the diet could also be helpful in
studies reported less night time or day time
achieving lipid and lipoprotein profiles aimed at reducing
hypoglycaemia or less severe hypoglycaemic events in
macrovascular risk. Nutritional planning in children and
those receiving insulin glargine than in those receiving
adolescents aims to provide adequate energy to promote
Studies in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Although most agree that the quantity of carbohydrate
with insulin analogues show similar findings to those in
ingested substantially affects glycaemia, disagreement
adults.69,70 Nonetheless, despite advances in insulin
has focused on the importance of the quality of the
therapeutics during the past 25 years, only a few
ingested carbohydrate,98–100 despite the demonstration of
individuals with type 1 diabetes are able to reach the
a five-fold difference in the effect on glycaemia when
equivalent amounts of carbohydrate from different
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sources are compared by glycaemic index. A meta-analysis of 14 randomised controlled trials (six in type 1
Panel 3: Risk factors for diabetes-related complications
diabetes) shows a small but clinically significant
improvement in HbA levels in those receiving low
● Early onset and long duration of type 1 diabetes
versus high glycaemic index diets.99 Thus, individuals
● Genetic predisposition—eg, family history of diabetes-
should be informed about the notion of glycaemic index
and encouraged to incorporate foods that score lower on
the index, such as wholegrain cereals, breads and pastas,
Approaches with carbohydrate counting to the
nutritional management of type 1 diabetes have
developed in parallel with basal-bolus insulin regimens.98Carbohydrate counting allows adjustment of premeal
*No single gene or cluster of genes has been identified that explains a majorportion of the risk of microvascular or macrovascular complications. Candidate
insulin boluses of fast-acting insulin analogues
genes include those involved in the renin-angiotensin-system in nephropathy
according to both the premeal glucose concentration as
(eg, angiotensin-converting enzyme gene or angiotensin 2 receptor genes);
well as the carbohydrate content of the meal. Calculation
genes related to disruptions in growth factors and cytokines (eg, vascularendothelial growth factor), the polyol pathway (eg, aldose reductase), protein
of insulin to carbohydrate ratios (ie, the amount of
kinase C activation, vascular or platelet function, or the nitric oxide pathway. So
insulin needed to limit glycaemic excursions after
far, the demonstrated interactions between gene polymorphisms and diabetes-related complications have been quite weak.
meals) allows for increased flexibility in meal planningwithout sacrificing glycaemic control. Hypoglycaemia
Despite these efforts, severe hypoglycaemia occurs with
Hypoglycaemia is a major obstacle to glycaemic control
a frequency of about five to 50 episodes per 100 patient-
for many patients (panel 1). Causes include inadequate
years, dependent both on treatment approach and level
caloric intake, excessive insulin dosage, and inadequate
preparation for physical activity. Often the cause cannotbe determined. Complications and comorbid conditions
Long-term diabetes-related complications are divided
hypoglycaemia often interferes with an individual’s
into microvascular and macrovascular disorders, which
ability to achieve near-normal glycaemic concentrations.101
account for most of the increased morbidity and
This fear might be based on previous experiences with
mortality associated with the disease (panel 3).
hypoglycaemia, or it may be part of wider anxiety aboutdiabetes. Second, hypoglycaemia unawareness—ie, the
Microvascular complications
occurrence of neuroglycopenia without early warning
Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of renal
adrenergic symptoms, can occur in individuals with
failure in the developed world. The proportion of
longstanding disease.102 Finally, an episode of severe
individuals who progress to end-stage renal disease used
hypoglycaemia predisposes that individual to further
to be estimated as 30–40%; however, more recent data
episodes, as a result of downgraded regulatory responses
suggest that this proportion is decreasing, probably as a
to repeated hypoglycaemic events.103 In these situations,
result of intensive efforts to control both glycaemia and
reassessment of glycaemic targets is needed and the
hypertension.108–112 In a cohort of 20 005 individuals from
regimen adjusted to carefully avoid further episodes of
Finland diagnosed younger than 30 years of age between
1965 and 1999, Finne and colleagues111 reported a
Short-term risks of hypoglycaemia include potentially
cumulative prevalence of end-stage renal disease of 2·2%
dangerous circumstances that may arise when someone
at 20 years and 7·7% at 30 years, which are much lower
is hypoglycaemic while, for example, driving a car.104,105
than previously estimated. Diabetic nephropathy
Long-term consequences of severe, longlasting or
progresses through a series of recognisable steps: from
repetitive hypoglycaemia include mild cognitive
subclinical disease, to the earliest detectable phase of
impairments in teenagers with early onset type 1
microalbuminuria (defined as a urinary albumin
diabetes or older adults with longstanding disease.64–66
excretion rate Ͼ20Ͻ200 g per day) to overt nephropathy
Controversy remains about whether cognitive effects in
or macroalbuminuria (Ͼ200 g per day) with renal
young children are a result of severe hypoglycaemia or
dysfunction and eventual end-stage renal disease.
rather due to effect of chronic hyperglycaemia.106
The presence of microalbuminuria has been shown to
Prevention of hyopoglycaemia needs frequent blood
be highly predictive of progression to advanced stages of
glucose monitoring and careful balance between insulin
diabetic nephropathy: a 75–80% probability of
dose, food ingestion, and physical activity. With respect
progression had been reported,108,109 but more recently
to physical activity, the focus should be on adjustment of
Perkins and colleagues110 have suggested that the
therapy to allow safe participation in these activities.107
probability is only 50–66% and that, in a substantial
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proportion, microalbuminuria can regress. These
Diabetic neuropathy refers to a complex group of
investigators showed that the factors predictive of
conditions falling into two major categories: focal and
greater likelihood of regression included younger age,
improvement in metabolic control, reduced cholesterol
example, carpal tunnel syndrome, peroneal nerve and
and triglyceride concentrations, and lowered systolic
third cranial nerve palsies, and diabetic amyotrophy
blood pressure. In adolescents with microalbuminuria,
(proximal nerve conditions). The most common
progression is seen in about 50%, with regression in
generalised neuropathy is sensorimotor polyneuropathy,
many of the others during 3–10 years’ follow-up.63
which often first presents as a peripheral neuropathy
Screening of individuals with type 1 diabetes for
alone, but often also affects the autonomic system with
microalbuminuria should be instituted early in the
course of their disorder: the Canadian Diabetes
dysfunction. Peripheral neuropathy, in conjunction with
Association75 suggests annual screening every year, with
peripheral vascular disease, can lead to skin ulceration of
a random urine albumin-creatinine ratio in postpubertal
the lower limbs, poor healing and gangrene, and
individuals with diabetes of duration 5 years or greater.
amputation (the diabetic foot). Good foot care may
Positive screening tests should be confirmed with
greatly lower the risk of these outcomes.75
further random albumin-creatinine ratios or timed urine
Screening for neuropathy should also begin about
collections for 2–3 months. Persistent positive results
5 years after type 1 diabetes diagnosis, with appropriate
require introduction of renoprotective measures,
methods: testing at the great toe with a 10 gauge
including further intensification of glycaemic control
monofilament to detect loss of sensitivity, and clinical
and control of hypertension or hyperlipidaemia, or both,
assessment for the other manifestations75 Again,
if present.112,113 First-line drugs of choice include
attention to glycaemic control represents the first step in
management; if unsuccessful in controlling symptoms,
angiotensin receptor-blocking agents, both of which are
referral to a specialist is indicated. Attention to preventive
highly effective in slowing progression of renal disease
foot care is an essential component of diabetes
Individuals who reach end-stage renal disease tend to
do less well in dialysis and transplantation programmes
Macrovascular complications
than others with such disease that is unrelated to
Although cardiovascular disease accounts for about 70%
diabetes. The major part of the excessive cardiovascular
of all deaths in people with type 2 diabetes, considerably
morbidity and mortality resides in this group that
less is known about its associations in type 1 diabetes.
develops advanced diabetic nephropathy.
The relative risk of cardiovascular disease in type 1
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of
diabetes can be as much as 10-fold greater than that in
acquired blindness in the western world, with a
non-diabetic individuals. Risk factors for cardiovascular
prevalence rate of proliferative retinopathy of about
disease in type 1 diabetes include the presence of
20–25% in type 1 diabetes.115 It also progresses through
diabetic nephropathy, but also autonomic neuropathy,
recognisable stages: from early non-proliferative
dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and perhaps also specific
changes, previously called background retinopathy
microvascular cardiac disease. The role of glycaemic
(microaneurysms, exudates, and haemorrhages), which
control has not been easy to define, although two reports
appear in almost all individuals with type 1 diabetes by
are important: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled
about 20 years’ duration, to preproliferative retinopathy,
trials in type 1 diabetes found that intensive insulin
and then predictably on to proliferative retinopathy (with
therapy may stabilise macrovascular disease or prevent
risk of retinal detachment and vitreous haemorrhage)
progression in those at risk,119 whereas the follow-up
and macular oedema. Unlike early retinopathy, the later
phase of the DCCT/EDIC showed that intensive
stages can be sight-threatening. There is a close
treatment during the active intervention phase of the
association between diabetic retinopathy and diabetic
DCCT led to reduced progression of carotid intima-
media thickness during 6 years’ follow-up.120
Screening for diabetic retinopathy should begin
Reduction of risk of vascular disease includes attention
5 years after diagnosis in individuals of 15 years of age or
to healthy lifestyle (weight control and physical activity),
older and be done yearly by one of the following
smoking avoidance, with optimum glycaemic, blood
methods: seven-field stereoscopic fundus photography
pressure (Ͻ130/80 mmHg in adults), and lipid control
interpreted by trained readers (gold standard); direct
(LDL-cholesterol Ͻ2·5 mmol/L and total:HDL-
ophthalmoscopy or indirect slit lamp fundoscopy
cholesterol ratios Ͻ4·0 mmol/L for those at high risk of
through a dilated pupil; or digital fundus photography.75
an event, and Ͻ3·5 mmol/L and Ͻ5·0 mmol/L,
The presence of diabetic retinopathy requires enhanced
respectively, for those at moderate risk75). There has been
attention to glycaemic, blood pressure, and lipid
a steady decline in the recommended targets for lipid
control, with laser therapy in sight-threatening diabetic
control with particular emphasis on control of LDL-
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have shown the usefulness of current prediction models
Clinical automimmune thyroid disease occurs in about
and the feasibility of large-scale multinational studies.127,128
5% and coeliac disease in 3–10% of children with type 1
Second, techniques for islet cell replacement need to
diabetes.25–28 The number of children with positive
be improved, through either islet cell transplantation or
thyroid antibodies is higher than 5% (manifest disease)
islet differentiation from stem cell sources. Initial
and increases with age. Annual screening of individuals
enthusiasm about improved outcomes of islet cell
with thyroid-stimulating hormone measurements will
transplantation, raised by use of the Edmonton
enable early initiation of thyroxine replacement
protocol129,130 for islet harvesting and rejection prevention
therapy.26 The need to screen for coeliac disease has been
has been tempered by the lack of availability of islets, the
debated75 but is now a recommended part of routine
side-effects of the procedure (such as bleeding, mouth
management.27,28 The timing and frequency of screening
ulcers, diarrhoea, anaemia, and ovarian cysts), and the
for coeliac disease have not been defined; however,
increasing reversal of insulin independence in as many
initial screening soon after diagnosis and then every
as 80% of the recipients 5 years after the transplantation,
5 years is a reasonable recommendation. Although more
although some -cell function and hypoglycaemia
common than in the general public, the presence of
awareness seems to persist for longer than 5 years.129,130.
Addison’s disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes is
Stem cell research as a means of developing a potentially
rare and screening cannot be justified.
infinite source of functional islets is still at a veryfundamental stage.131,132
Psychosocial concomitants
Research has focused attention on the psychosocial
normoglycaemia are called for. Although insulin
concomitants of type 1 diabetes particularly in children
analogues and insulin pumps help more physiological
and teenagers, but also in adults. For example, children
insulin replacement approaches to be developed, they
from single parent families and low socioeconomic
remain imperfect because of factors other than insulin
status are more likely to present in diabetic ketoacidosis
that affect glycaemia (food intake, activity, stress, etc), the
at disease onset, have more episodes of diabetic
absence of closed loop systems linking insulin infusion to
ketoacidosis during the course of their diabetes, attend
ambient glycaemia, and peripheral rather than portal
clinic less frequently, and are less likely to maintain
insulin delivery. These shortcomings might be partly
good glycaemic control than those from two-parent and
overcome by progress in development of continuous
glucose monitoring systems. Linking of these systems to
colleagues122 showed that over 40% of teenagers had a
sophisticated pump technologies offers the promise of an
period of pervasive non-compliance with major aspects
artificial endocrine pancreas. Additionally, increasing
of their diabetes routines, and that these individuals
rates of obesity have focused attention on the
were more likely to show serious psychopathology—
development of characteristics of type 2 diabetes in those
most commonly depression—in early adulthood.122
with diagnosed type 1, so-called double diabetes (ie,
Other researchers have also reported an increased
increasing insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk).133
prevalence of depression in adults with type 1 diabetes.123
This double diabetes has prompted the search for
Our research group has reported that nearly a quarter
adjunctive drugs (eg, metformin) that might lessen the
of teenage and young adult women with type 1 diabetes
insulin resistance and improve glycaemic control.134,135
have either a full-blown (about 10%) or sub-threshold
Furthermore, drugs that either suppress glucagon (eg,
(about 14%) eating disorder, and that such disorders are
amylin), or have multiple effects on pathways such as
associated with insulin omission to control weight
appetite regulation, stomach emptying, and continuing
through induced glycosuria, poor glycaemic control, and
-cell apoptosis, such as those with activity associated with
early onset of diabetes-related complications.124,125
glucagon-like peptide 1 (eg, exenatide and liraglutide),
Interventions intended to improve the psychological
have potential to benefit individuals not only with type 2
concomitants of diabetes in an effort to enhance
diabetes, but also those with type 1 disease.136–138
glycaemic control have not been very successful.126
Finally, we should define strategies for complication
prevention or risk factors for development of compli-
Challenges
cations. Better understanding of pathophysiological
Some of the challenges facing researchers and health-care
mechanisms and susceptibility genes is already leading
professionals are as follows. First, we need to perfect the
to new targets for treatment.139 In the meantime, attention
prediction model for type 1 diabetes in both high risk and
should be focused on how to prevent complications
general populations, and to develop effective and safe
with drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme
interventions that reverse the condition either in its
inbibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-
preclinical or early clinical phase. The multicentre
hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA)
prevention trials (eg, European Nicotinamide Diabetes
reductase inhibitors (statins), or even aspirin, deserves
Intervention Trial of nicotinamide, and Diabetes
attention.140–142 Evidence-based recommendations about
Prevention Trial Type 1 of insulin), although ineffective,
the prophylactic use of these agents are not available.
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