Pregnancy induces longitudinal changes in urinary C-peptide creatinine ratio in women with type 1 diabetes

Changes in maternal serum C-peptide have been described during pregnancy in women with Type 1 diabetes. We aimed to determine whether in these women, C-peptide, as measured by the urinary C-peptide creatinine ratio (UCPCR), display changes during the course of pregnancy and in the postpartum period....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Mendoza, Lilian Cristina, Tashkova, M., Corcoy i Pla, Rosa|||0000-0001-5055-6814, Dornhorst, A.
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:301698
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/301698
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/dme.15154
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:C-peptide
Pregnancy
Type 1 diabetes
Urinary C-peptide creatinine ratio
Description
Summary:Changes in maternal serum C-peptide have been described during pregnancy in women with Type 1 diabetes. We aimed to determine whether in these women, C-peptide, as measured by the urinary C-peptide creatinine ratio (UCPCR), display changes during the course of pregnancy and in the postpartum period. In this longitudinal study including 26 women, UCPCR was measured in the first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy, and postpartum, using a high sensitivity two-step chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. UCPCR was detectable in 7/26 (26.9%) participants in the first trimester, 10/26 (38.4%) in the second trimester, and 18/26 (69.2%) in the third trimester. Changes in UCPCR concentrations were observed throughout pregnancy, significantly increasing from first to third trimester. UCPCR concentration in the three trimesters was associated with a shorter duration of diabetes and in the third trimester also with first trimester UCPCR. UCPCR detects longitudinal changes during pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus, more marked in those with shorter diabetes duration.