Dasiglucagon for the Treatment of Insulin-induced Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-analysis

• Published in: Balkan medical journal 2023-10, Vol.40 (6), p.400-408
• Main Authors: Maji, Shampa, Mohanty, Rashmi Ranjan, Maiti, Rituparna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy; Glucagon - adverse effects; Glucagon - therapeutic use; Glucose - therapeutic use; Humans; Hypoglycemia - chemically induced; Hypoglycemia - drug therapy; Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects; Insulin - adverse effects; Meta-Analysis
• ISSN: 2146-3123; 2146-3131; 2146-3131
• DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-7-84

The use of conventional glucagon for managing insulin-induced hypoglycemia is obscured by its chemical instability and the need for reconstitution of the lyophilized powder, leading to delayed rescue. Dasiglucagon, a glucagon analog, may potentially overcome these shortcomings. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dasiglucagon in insulin-induced hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Meta-analysis. PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane databases along with clinical trial registries were searched to include data from five randomized controlled trials conducted using dasiglucagon for the treatment of insulin-induced hypoglycemia in T1DM patients published until May 2023. We performed a risk of bias assessment to determine the quality of the included studies and a random-effects model analysis for determining the effect size. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were done as applicable. The time to recovery (in minutes) with dasiglucagon was earlier than placebo [mean difference (MD): -24.73; 95% confidence interval (CI): -30.94 to -18.52; < 0.00001) or oral glucose (MD: -15.00; 95% CI: -20.33 to -9.67; < 0.00001); however, the difference between dasiglucagon and glucagon was not statistically significant (MD: -0.76; 95% CI: -2.19 to 0.66; = 0.29). Dasiglucagon is safer and more effective than placebo or oral glucose for insulin-induced hypoglycemia in T1DM patients; however, it is not superior to conventional glucagon.