Journal article
Impact of Treatment with Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs on Glycemic Control in Patients with Hepatitis C and Diabetes Mellitus
International journal of hepatology (New York), Vol.2020, pp.6438753-6
2020
DOI: 10.1155/2020/6438753
PMCID: PMC7201615
PMID: 32395351
Abstract
Aim. To assess the effect of treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with direct acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) on glycemic control in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods. We performed a retrospective case-control study in a viral hepatitis ambulatory clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana, during the period 11/01/2014 to 12/31/2017. All the clinic patient ages 18 years and above with treatment-naïve/biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C and DM (hemoglobin A1C level≥6.5%) who were eligible for treatment were included in the study. Of 118 such patients, 59 were treated with oral DAAs for 8-12 weeks with the goal of achieving a sustained virologic response (SVR). A control group of 59 patients did not receive treatment for their hepatitis C and was followed in the clinic. Patients in the control group did not receive treatment either due to insurance issues or refusal of hepatitis C treatment. Results. Fifty-five of the 59 patients treated with DAAs (93%) achieved a SVR. Six months after treatment completion, their mean±SEM HbA1C level had decreased by 1.1±0.03% (P<0.0001). Four of the 59 patients treated with DAAs did not achieve a SVR. Their mean HbA1C 6 months after treatment completion had increased by 0.8±0.2%. Furthermore, there was no improvement in HbA1C levels over time in the untreated group (mean HbA1C increase, 0.2±0.05%; P<0.0001 vs. the treatment group, which had a mean HbA1C decrease of 0.9±0.2%). Conclusion. This controlled study demonstrated that treatment of chronic hepatitis C with DAAs results in statistically significant and meaningful reductions in hemoglobin A1C levels in patients with coexisting diabetic mellitus if a SVR is achieved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impact of Treatment with Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs on Glycemic Control in Patients with Hepatitis C and Diabetes Mellitus
- Creators
- Pradeep Kumar Mada - Texas Health DallasMatthew E. Malus - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportArvin Parvathaneni - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportBing Chen - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportGabriel Castano - Pediatrics UT Health Sciences Center San Antonio USASharon Adley - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportMaureen Moore - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportMichinari Hieda - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterMohammed J. Alam - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportMark Feldman - Texas Health DallasJohn William King - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
- Contributors
- Fredric D. Gordon (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of hepatology (New York), Vol.2020, pp.6438753-6
- Publisher
- Hindawi
- DOI
- 10.1155/2020/6438753
- PMID
- 32395351
- PMCID
- PMC7201615
- ISSN
- 2090-3448
- eISSN
- 2090-3456
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Endocrinology and Diabetes; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984702937502771
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