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ArticleJournal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies2021

The Effect of DPP4 Inhibitor on Glycemic Variability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes treated with twice-daily Premixed Human Insulin.

Florence Hui Sieng Tan, Chin Voon Tong, Xun Ting Tiong, Bik Kui Lau, Yueh Chien Kuan, Huai Heng Loh, Saravanan A/L Vengadesa Pillai

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Article in Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Florence Hui Sieng TanEndocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia.
Chin Voon TongDepartment of Medicine, Hospital Melaka, Malaysia.
Xun Ting TiongClinical Research Center, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia.
Bik Kui LauEndocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia.
Yueh Chien KuanEndocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia.
Huai Heng LohFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia.
Saravanan A/L Vengadesa PillaiDepartment of Medicine, Hospital Melaka, Malaysia.

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objectiveTo evaluate the effect of adding DPP4 inhibitor (DPP4-i) on glycemic variability (GV) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treated with premixed human insulin (MHI). METHODOLOGY: We conducted a prospective study in patients with T2DM on twice-daily MHI with or without metformin therapy. Blinded continuous glucose monitoring was performed at baseline and following 6 weeks of Vildagliptin therapy.

resultsTwelve patients with mean (SD) age of 55.8 (13.1) years and duration of disease of 14.0 (6.6) years were recruited. The addition of Vildagliptin significantly reduced GV indices (mmol/L): SD from 2.73 (IQR 2.12-3.66) to 2.11 (1.76-2.55),

conclusionThe addition of DPP4-I to commonly prescribed twice-daily MHI in patients with T2DM improves GV and warrants further exploration.

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continuous glucose monitoringdipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitorsglycemic variabilitypremixed human insulintype 2 diabetes mellitus

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