1,2,3,1,2,4,2,1,2- 1Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- 2Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- 3National Research Council-Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
- 4Department of Science, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- 5Operational Unit of Paediatrics, Pescara Local Health Authority, 65124 Pescara, Italy
- 6Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
The effect of environmental parameters on glycaemic trends undoubtedly has clinical relevance, which needs to be managed appropriately by understanding the responses of patients treated with different therapeutic approaches. In general, it is possible to assess how glycaemic trends in diabetic patients respond to external temperatures, humidity and Humidex. This study presents the preliminary results obtained as part of the project "Innovation Ecosystem: innovation, digitalisation and sustainability for the widespread economy in central Italy (VITALITY)", funded by NextGenerationEU, on patients with type 2 diabetes and the findings of analyses carried out on children and young adults (type 1 diabetes) followed at the UOSD Regional Paediatric Diabetes Service Hospital, ‘SS. Annunziata’ Hospital. The study was performed to assess the effect of climate change on diabetic patients; to this end, a correlation analysis between atmospheric temperature, humidity and Humidex trends with respect to blood glucose patterns was carried out both on the entire sample of patients followed at the Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti (Abruzzo, Italy) Local Health Authority (approximately 200,000 subjects) over 5 years (2019-2023), and on precision basis, following a subset of approximately 50 patients with type 2 diabetes, intensively for one week during this year (2025). A parallel analysis was conducted over a period of one year (Autumn 2022 - Summer 2023) on 219 patients with type 1 diabetes, evaluating their glycaemic trends in relation to outdoor temperatures [1,2]. Results showed a close correlation between atmospheric conditions and blood glucose levels at every stage of analysis, highlighting the importance of considering environmental parameters, such as outdoor temperatures and humidity in the study of chronic diseases like diabetes.
[1] Mascitelli, Alessandra, Stefano Tumini, Piero Chiacchiaretta, Eleonora Aruffo, Lorenza Sacrini, Maria Alessandra Saltarelli, and Piero Di Carlo. 2025. "Effect of Atmospheric Temperature Variations on Glycemic Patterns of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: Analysis as a Function of Different Therapeutic Treatments" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 12: 1850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22121850
[2] Chiacchiaretta, Piero, Stefano Tumini, Alessandra Mascitelli, Lorenza Sacrini, Maria Alessandra Saltarelli, Maura Carabotta, Jacopo Osmelli, Piero Di Carlo, and Eleonora Aruffo. 2024. "The Impact of Atmospheric Temperature Variations on Glycaemic Patterns in Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes" Climate 12, no. 8: 121. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12080121
How to cite: Mascitelli, A., Chiacchiaretta, P., Staropoli, M. C., Aruffo, E., Tumini, S., Ferretti, A., Franciotti, R., La Fratta, I., Lucarelli, F., and Di Carlo, P.: Climate change and diabetes: preliminary results on patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the Abruzzo Region (Italy), EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-2147, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-2147, 2026.
