Fasting glycemia

There are 12 papers on fasting glycemia in aging research: 4 trials and 2 observational studies in people, 4 in animals, 1 review.

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“the effect of overweight and pre-pregnancy hypertension was observed, as well as altered HbA1c in the immediate postpartum period, on the elevation of FG”
Glycated hemoglobin in immediate postpartum, overweight, and pre-gestational arterial hypertension: effect on fasting glycemia one year postpartumRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2026doi:10.61622/rbgo/2026rbgo150
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  • Humans2
  • Animals4

Interventions

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Metformin

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1 study
  1. Metformin decreases fasting glycemia in humans (-18%).

    “After M+, fasting blood glucose, but not serum insulin, was reduced by 18% as compared to M– and plasma lactate concentrations were 48% higher (Fig. 1A, B; Table 2).”

    Human trial≥ 2 weeksmalesn = 16

    Metformin Lowers Fasting Hyperglycemia by Increasing Glucose Clearance in People with Moderately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

    Drugs

  2. Metformin decreases fasting glycemia in humans (moderately controlled type 2 diabetes) (-18% versus without metformin).

    “M+ reduced fasting glycemia by 18%”

    Human trialmoderately controlled type 2 diabetes1 g twice dailymalesn = 16

    Metformin Lowers Fasting Hyperglycemia by Increasing Glucose Clearance in People with Moderately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

    Drugs

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Multidomain lifestyle intervention

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1 study
  1. Multidomain lifestyle intervention decreases fasting glycemia in humans (facioscapulohumeral dystrophy) (-1.6 mmol/L).

    “fasting glycemia (-1.6 mmol/L)”

    Human trialfacioscapulohumeral dystrophyone yearmalesn = 1

    Effects of a Combined Nutritional and Physical Training Program Approach in a Case of Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy: A One-Year Follow-Up

    Case reports in medicine

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Glycine

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  1. Glycine increases fasting glycemia in mice (high-fat, high-sucrose diet-fed mice).

    “glycine supplementation worsened fasting glycemia and glycemic response to intraperitoneal pyruvate injection compared to HFHS”

    Animalshigh-fat, high-sucrose diet-fed mice300 mg/kg in drinking waterlast 6 weeks of dietmales

    Glycine Supplementation in Obesity Worsens Glucose Intolerance through Enhanced Liver Gluconeogenesis

    Nutrients

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Dietary protein restriction

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  1. Dietary protein restriction increases fasting glycemia in rats (regardless of estrogen status).

    “moderate dietary protein restriction increases fasting glycemia without modifying insulinemia”

    Animalsregardless of estrogen statusmoderately reduced protein intake13 week periodfemales

    Impact of moderate dietary protein restriction on glucose homeostasis in a model of estrogen deficiency

    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry

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Cold

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1 study
  1. Cold decreases fasting glycemia in humans (type 2 diabetes).

    “reduce fasting glycemia in individuals with type 2 diabetes”

    Reviewtype 2 diabetes

    Examining the benefits of cold exposure as a therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes

    Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)

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Upstream

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LMNA

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  1. LMNA decreases fasting glycemia in mice (diabetes model in Lmna LCS/LCS mice).

    “Lmna LCS/LCS animals normalize their fasting glycemia by both increasing insulin secretion and regenerating β-cells.”

    Animalsdiabetes model in Lmna LCS/LCS mice

    Lamin C Counteracts Glucose Intolerance in Aging, Obesity, and Diabetes Through β-Cell Adaptation

    Diabetes

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Associations

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HbA1c

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  1. HbA1c is associated with fasting glycemia in humans (Immediate postpartum HbA1c ≥ 5.7%; low-income women; model adjusted for age and schooling).

    “the effect of overweight and pre-pregnancy hypertension was observed, as well as altered HbA1c in the immediate postpartum period, on the elevation of FG”

    HumansImmediate postpartum HbA1c ≥ 5.7%; low-income women; model adjusted for age and schoolingblood1 year postpartumfemalesn = 130

    Glycated hemoglobin in immediate postpartum, overweight, and pre-gestational arterial hypertension: effect on fasting glycemia one year postpartum

    Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

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Pre-gestational hypertension

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  1. Pre-gestational hypertension is associated with fasting glycemia in humans (Low-income postpartum women; model adjusted for age and schooling).

    “the effect of overweight and pre-pregnancy hypertension was observed, as well as altered HbA1c in the immediate postpartum period, on the elevation of FG”

    HumansLow-income postpartum women; model adjusted for age and schoolingblood1 year postpartumfemalesn = 130

    Glycated hemoglobin in immediate postpartum, overweight, and pre-gestational arterial hypertension: effect on fasting glycemia one year postpartum

    Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

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Pre-gestational overweight

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  1. Pre-gestational overweight is associated with fasting glycemia in humans (Low-income postpartum women; model adjusted for age and schooling).

    “the effect of overweight and pre-pregnancy hypertension was observed, as well as altered HbA1c in the immediate postpartum period, on the elevation of FG”

    HumansLow-income postpartum women; model adjusted for age and schoolingblood1 year postpartumfemalesn = 130

    Glycated hemoglobin in immediate postpartum, overweight, and pre-gestational arterial hypertension: effect on fasting glycemia one year postpartum

    Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

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