Evidence mapPaperPMID 40637807Full record

ArticleDrugs - real world outcomes2025

Effectiveness of Glipizide and Glipizide Plus Metformin Formulation among Asian Indians with Type 2 Diabetes: a Real-World, Retrospective Electronic Medical Record Analysis.

Thyparambil Aravindakshan PramodKumar, Rajendra Pradeepa, Saravanan Jebarani, Sadasivam Ganesan, Abhijit Pednekar, Routray Philips, Suraparaju Pavan Kumar, Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Viswanathan Mohan

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Drugs - real world outcomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Thyparambil Aravindakshan PramodKumarDepartment of Research Operations and Diabetes Complications, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Rajendra PradeepaDepartment of Research Operations and Diabetes Complications, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Saravanan JebaraniDepartment of Data Management, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Sadasivam GanesanDepartment of Data Management, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Abhijit PednekarDepartment of Scientific Services, USV Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Routray PhilipsDepartment of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
Suraparaju Pavan KumarDepartment of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, India.
Ranjit UnnikrishnanDepartment of Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence) & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, (IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care), No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India.
Ranjit Mohan AnjanaDepartment of Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence) & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, (IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care), No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India.
Viswanathan MohanDepartment of Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence) & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, (IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care), No 4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India. drmohans@diabetes.ind.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-6210

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn low- and middle-income countries, sulfonylureas are commonly prescribed due to cost-effectiveness. However, data comparing their real-world impact, especially when used alone versus in combination with metformin, remain limited.

objectiveThis study aimed to assess the effectiveness of glipizide and glipizide plus metformin in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using real-world data.

methodsData was obtained from 11,949 individuals with T2D who were prescribed either glipizide or glipizide+metformin and had at least one follow-up within 1 year at a tertiary diabetes care centre in India. The primary outcome was the change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels from baseline to follow-up. Secondary outcomes included changes in fasting plasma glucose (FPG), postprandial glucose (PPG), body mass index (BMI), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

resultsThe mean age of participants was 56 ± 11 years, 59% (n = 7008) were male, and the mean diabetes duration was 10.2 ± 8 years. In the glipizide group (n = 6034), HbA1c decreased from 8.8% to 7.9% (p < 0.001), FPG decreased by 16 mg/dL (p < 0.001), and PPG decreased by 29 mg/dL (p < 0.001). In the glipizide + metformin group (n = 5915), HbA1c levels declined from 8.9% to 7.8% (p < 0.001), and FPG and PPG declined by 23 mg/dL and 44 mg/dL, respectively (p < 0.001). BMI remained stable in the glipizide group, while a reduction of 0.2 kg/m

conclusionsGlipizide as monotherapy or in combination with metformin, significantly improved glycemic control even in those with decreasing renal function, with no adverse effects on weight and with preservation of β-cell function. While long-term studies are needed to assess the sustainability of these benefits, glipizide can be considered a cost-effective therapeutic option for T2D in low- and middle-income countries.

Identifiers

PMID40637807
PMCPMC12381306

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.