In adolescents with type 1 diabetes, premeal exenatide at 1.25 and 2.5 microg, with prandial insulin reduced by 20%, reduced 300-minute glucose excursions versus insulin monotherapy.
In plain wordsIn adolescents with type 1 diabetes, mealtime exenatide with less insulin lowered glucose rises compared with insulin alone.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- DecreaseGlucose excursions over 300 min
- Study
n = 8
- Comparator
- insulin monotherapy
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 1.25 and 2.5 microg premealAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Treatment with both doses of exenatide versus insulin monotherapy significantly reduced glucose excursions over 300 min (P < 0.0001).
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Eight subjects completed a three-part double-blinded randomized controlled study of premeal exenatide.
Two doses of exenatide (1.25 and 2.5 microg) were compared with insulin monotherapy.
Prandial insulin dose was reduced by 20%.