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ABSTRACT: Objective
Hypoglycemia causes recurrent morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study evaluated if exenatide twice daily (BID) was noninferior to premixed insulin aspart 70/30 BID (PIA) for glycemic control and associated with less hypoglycemia.Research design and methods
In this open-label study, metformin-treated adults with type 2 diabetes were randomized to 26-week treatment with exenatide BID (4 weeks 5 μg, then 10 μg) or PIA.Results
Exenatide BID (n = 181) was noninferior to PIA (n = 173) for A1C control (least squares [LS] mean change -1.0 vs. -1.14%; difference [95% CI] 0.14 [-0.003 to 0.291]) and associated with a lower risk for hypoglycemia (8.0 vs. 20.5%, P < 0.05). LS mean weight decreased by 4.1 kg and increased by 1.0 kg with PIA (P < 0.001). A total of 39.2 vs. 20.8% of patients reached the composite end point of A1C <7.0%, no weight gain, and no hypoglycemia (P < 0.001; post hoc analysis).Conclusions
In metformin-treated patients, exenatide BID was noninferior to PIA for glycemic control but superior for hypoglycemia and weight control.
SUBMITTER: Gallwitz B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3041190 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gallwitz Baptist B Böhmer Michael M Segiet Thomas T Mölle Andrea A Milek Karsten K Becker Bernd B Helsberg Karin K Petto Helmut H Peters Natalie N Bachmann Oliver O
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<h4>Objective</h4>Hypoglycemia causes recurrent morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study evaluated if exenatide twice daily (BID) was noninferior to premixed insulin aspart 70/30 BID (PIA) for glycemic control and associated with less hypoglycemia.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>In this open-label study, metformin-treated adults with type 2 diabetes were randomized to 26-week treatment with exenatide BID (4 weeks 5 μg, then 10 μg) or PIA.<h4>Results</h4>Exenatide BID (n = 181) ...[more]