ArticleDiabetology international2022
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor improves glycemic variability in multiple daily insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: a prospective randomized-controlled trial.
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- Effect of Imeglimin, a Novel Anti-Diabetic Agent, on Insulin Secretion and Glycemic Variability in Type 2 Diabetes Treated with DPP-4 Inhibitor: A 16-Week, Open Label, Pilot Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Trial
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aimsTo improve glycemic variability (GV) is crucial in the management of multiple daily insulin (MDI) treatment in diabetes. To evaluate the GV improvement in MDI treated type 2 diabetes (T2D) with low-dose metformin 750 mg/day (LMET), which was popular in the clinical practice in Japan, we compared the effect of adding vildagliptin 100 mg/day (LMET + DPP4i treatment) or increased metformin dose to 1500 mg/day (HMET treatment), in the setting of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) analysis. MATERIALS AND
methodsSingle-center, open-label, 12 weeks-two period cross-over design. Twenty T2D with inadequately controlled (7.0% < HbA1c ≤ 9.0%) with MDI + LMET were enrolled. Primary endpoints were GV and hypoglycemia derived from CGM indices, performed after each 12 week treatment periods.
resultsThere was no significant difference in both LMET + DPP4i treatment and HMET treatment, in terms of HbA1c, body weight changes, and total daily dose of insulin to achieve the targeted glycemia. LMET + DPP4i treatment compared to HMET treatment, significantly reduced the calculated GV value, mean (7.15 ± 1.30 vs 7.82 ± 1.60,
conclusionThe GV metrics regarding daily and nocturnal hypoglycemia were not significantly different between LMET + DPP4i treatment and HMET treatment. LMET + DPP4i treatment decreased GV associated with hyperglycemia. Adding DPP-4-inhibitor to the lower dose of metformin is an alternative approach to the stable GV in MDI compared to additional high-dose metformin. National Clinical Trial registration in Japan, number is JPRN-UMIN000024663. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13340-021-00513-6.
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