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. 2024 Sep;67(9):1731-1759.
doi: 10.1007/s00125-024-06205-5.

Consensus guidance for monitoring individuals with islet autoantibody-positive pre-stage 3 type 1 diabetes

Moshe Phillip  1   2 Peter Achenbach  3   4 Ananta Addala  5   6 Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill  7 Tadej Battelino  8   9 Kirstine J Bell  10 Rachel E J Besser  11   12 Ezio Bonifacio  13   14 Helen M Colhoun  15   16 Jennifer J Couper  17   18   19 Maria E Craig  10   20 Thomas Danne  21 Carine de Beaufort  22   23   24 Klemen Dovc  8   9 Kimberly A Driscoll  25   26   27 Sanjoy Dutta  28 Osagie Ebekozien  29 Helena Elding Larsson  30   31 Daniel J Feiten  32 Brigitte I Frohnert  25 Robert A Gabbay  33 Mary P Gallagher  34 Carla J Greenbaum  35 Kurt J Griffin  36   37 William Hagopian  38 Michael J Haller  27   39 Christel Hendrieckx  40   41   42 Emile Hendriks  43 Richard I G Holt  44   45 Lucille Hughes  46 Heba M Ismail  47 Laura M Jacobsen  39 Suzanne B Johnson  48 Leslie E Kolb  49 Olga Kordonouri  21 Karin Lange  50 Robert W Lash  51 Åke Lernmark  30 Ingrid Libman  52 Markus Lundgren  30   53 David M Maahs  5 M Loredana Marcovecchio  54 Chantal Mathieu  55 Kellee M Miller  29 Holly K O'Donnell  25 Tal Oron  1   2 Shivajirao P Patil  56 Rodica Pop-Busui  57 Marian J Rewers  25 Stephen S Rich  58 Desmond A Schatz  59 Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum  60 Kimber M Simmons  25 Emily K Sims  61 Jay S Skyler  62 Laura B Smith  63 Cate Speake  35 Andrea K Steck  25 Nicholas P B Thomas  64 Ksenia N Tonyushkina  65 Riitta Veijola  66 John M Wentworth  67   68 Diane K Wherrett  69 Jamie R Wood  70 Anette-Gabriele Ziegler  3   4 Linda A DiMeglio  47
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Consensus guidance for monitoring individuals with islet autoantibody-positive pre-stage 3 type 1 diabetes

Moshe Phillip et al. Diabetologia. 2024 Sep.

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  • Correction to: Consensus guidance for monitoring individuals with islet autoantibody‑positive pre‑stage 3 type 1 diabetes.
    Phillip M, Achenbach P, Addala A, Albanese-O'Neill A, Battelino T, Bell KJ, Besser REJ, Bonifacio E, Colhoun HM, Couper JJ, Craig ME, Danne T, de Beaufort C, Dovc K, Driscoll KA, Dutta S, Ebekozien O, Larsson HE, Feiten DJ, Frohnert BI, Gabbay RA, Gallagher MP, Greenbaum CJ, Griffin KJ, Hagopian W, Haller MJ, Hendrieckx C, Hendriks E, Holt RIG, Hughes L, Ismail HM, Jacobsen LM, Johnson SB, Kolb LE, Kordonouri O, Lange K, Lash RW, Lernmark Å, Libman I, Lundgren M, Maahs DM, Marcovecchio ML, Mathieu C, Miller KM, O'Donnell HK, Oron T, Patil SP, Pop-Busui R, Rewers MJ, Rich SS, Schatz DA, Schulman-Rosenbaum R, Simmons KM, Sims EK, Skyler JS, Smith LB, Speake C, Steck AK, Thomas NPB, Tonyushkina KN, Veijola R, Wentworth JM, Wherrett DK, Wood JR, Ziegler AG, DiMeglio LA. Phillip M, et al. Diabetologia. 2024 Sep;67(9):2012-2014. doi: 10.1007/s00125-024-06266-6. Diabetologia. 2024. PMID: 39230637 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Given the proven benefits of screening to reduce diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) likelihood at the time of stage 3 type 1 diabetes diagnosis, and emerging availability of therapy to delay disease progression, type 1 diabetes screening programmes are being increasingly emphasised. Once broadly implemented, screening initiatives will identify significant numbers of islet autoantibody-positive (IAb+) children and adults who are at risk of (confirmed single IAb+) or living with (multiple IAb+) early-stage (stage 1 and stage 2) type 1 diabetes. These individuals will need monitoring for disease progression; much of this care will happen in non-specialised settings. To inform this monitoring, JDRF in conjunction with international experts and societies developed consensus guidance. Broad advice from this guidance includes the following: (1) partnerships should be fostered between endocrinologists and primary-care providers to care for people who are IAb+; (2) when people who are IAb+ are initially identified there is a need for confirmation using a second sample; (3) single IAb+ individuals are at lower risk of progression than multiple IAb+ individuals; (4) individuals with early-stage type 1 diabetes should have periodic medical monitoring, including regular assessments of glucose levels, regular education about symptoms of diabetes and DKA, and psychosocial support; (5) interested people with stage 2 type 1 diabetes should be offered trial participation or approved therapies; and (6) all health professionals involved in monitoring and care of individuals with type 1 diabetes have a responsibility to provide education. The guidance also emphasises significant unmet needs for further research on early-stage type 1 diabetes to increase the rigour of future recommendations and inform clinical care.

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Glucose monitoring; Prevention; Type 1 diabetes.

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Fig. 1
Algorithm for monitoring of people screened positive for one or more islet autoantibodies. aMonitoring frequency and methodology depends on age, length of time since first detection of islet autoantibody, number of islet autoantibodies detected and presence of symptoms of type 1 diabetes (see Tables 1, 3, 4 and 5). Ab, antibody; GP, general practitioner; PRN, pro re nata (as needed); Sx, symptoms; T1D, type 1 diabetes. This figure is available as part of a downloadable slideset
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Fig. 2
The continuum of educational needs and competencies: what does one need to know? The image represents the anticipated skills that must be developed within the continuum of stakeholders in monitoring presymptomatic type 1 diabetes. The groups indicated within the pyramid sections should have the competencies described and participate as appropriate. The need is for unified, consistent, globally applicable language at all levels. T1D, type 1 diabetes. This figure is available as part of a downloadable slideset

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