In type 1 diabetes, pramlintide reduced postprandial glucose excursions compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn type 1 diabetes, pramlintide reduced glucose rises after meals compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Pramlintide (Symlin)
- Outcome
- DecreasePostprandial glucose excursions
- Study
n = 18
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Compared with placebo, pramlintide treatment significantly reduced postprandial excursions of glucose, nitrotyrosine, and ox-LDL and prevented a decline in TRAP (P < 0.03 for all comparisons).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, 18 evaluable subjects with type 1 diabetes underwent two standardized breakfast meal tests and received pramlintide or placebo in addition to their preprandial insulin.
The plasma concentrations of glucose and markers of oxidative stress (nitrotyrosine, oxidized LDL [ox-LDL], and total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter [TRAP]) were measured at baseline and during the 4-h postprandial period.