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Fasting blood indicators of patients were detected, including fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 hours postgrandial blood glucose (2hPBG), glycosylated hemoglobin type A1C (HbA1c), fasting C-peptide (FCP), homeostasismodel assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Blood Glucose was monitored by a silicon-based dynamic system for 14 days, and TIR and CV were calculated by a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGM). In addition, the symptoms of constipation, gastroparesis cardinal symptom index (GCSI), patient assessment of upper gastrointestinal symptom severity index (PAGI-SYM) and patient assessment of quality-of-life index (PAGI-QOL) were evaluated by questionnaires. The impact of TIR and CV for constipation risk was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>1. More serious condition in constipation symptoms, GCSI, VSI, PAGI-SYM and PAGI-QOL scores in the constipation group. 2. Compared with the non-constipation group, the constipation group had longer courses, and higher probabilites of complications of autonomic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy and hyperlipidemia; 3. Compared with the non-constipated group, FCP was significantly decreased, and HbA1c, TC and LDL-C were significantly increased in the constipation group. 4. TIR and CV were significantly correlated with constipation in patients with T2DM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lower TIR and higher CV were associated with constipation in T2DM patients. These findings suggest that CGM-derived metrics may be useful markers of constipation risk and warrant investigation in prospective studies to determine whether improving these parameters can prevent constipation development.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2026.1698701","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,16]],"date-time":"2026-02-16T05:18:47Z","timestamp":1771219127000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Clinical characteristics and associated factors of constipation patients with type 2 diabetes"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yan","family":"Fang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University","place":["Suzhou, China"]},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, PuTuo District Liqun Hospital","place":["Shanghai, 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