Research Article

Hypoglycemia during Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy and Its Association with Long-Term Glycemic Remission in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Differences between the remission group and the nonremission group at the baseline.

Remission groupNonremission group or value value

Number127117
Gender (F/M)35/9251/662.6130.011
Age (years)-2.0960.037
Smoking habit25.20%20.51%0.8670.386
BMI (kg/m2)2.0070.046
HbA1c (%)
 (mmol/mol)


0.0850.932
FPG (mmol/L)-1.9270.055
PPG (mmol/L)1.5030.134
Triglyceride (mmol/L)0.1790.858
Cholesterol (mmol/L)-1.3710.172
HDL-C (mmol/L)-2.1470.033
LDL-C (mmol/L)-0.6020.548
hsCRP (mg/L)1.70 (2.59)1.33 (2.17)0.9820.326
AIR (pmol/L·10 min)-125.71 (263.04)-99.36 (230.29)0.5410.589
HOMA-B24.47 (31.99)23.85 (24.02)1.2060.228
HOMA-IR4.20 (4.30)4.88 (4.95)0.8930.373

means . BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; PPG: postprandial plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; AIR: acute insulin response; HOMA-B: homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; AIR: acute insulin response.