In patients with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide significantly reduced the 24-h area under the curve for glucose versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn people with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide lowered blood sugar over 24 hours more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- Decrease24-h glucose AUC
- Study
n = 13
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 6 micro g/kg once daily · subcutaneous · 1 weekAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Liraglutide significantly reduced the 24-h area under the curve for glucose (P = 0.01)
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
For accomplishing this, 13 patients with type 2 diabetes were examined in a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover design.
Liraglutide (6 micro g/kg) was administered subcutaneously once daily.