In type 1 diabetes, adjunctive weekly exenatide was linked to a 0.6% A1C reduction from baseline.
In plain wordsIn type 1 diabetes, added weekly exenatide was linked to lower A1C compared with baseline.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- DecreaseA1C
- Study
n = 11
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 2 mg once weekly · 3 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- A1C reduction from baseline
- 0.6%
- 3 months after starting once-weekly exenatide
Source sentences
Comparing baseline and 3 months after initiation of once-weekly exenatide revealed reductions of 0.6% in A1C (p=0.013), 3.7% in body weight (p=0.008), 1.7 kg/m(2) in body mass index (p=0.003), 13% in total daily insulin dose (p=0.011) and 9.3 units in bolus insulin dose (p=0.015).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
For this retrospective study, patients with type 1 diabetes, aged 18 years and older, receiving continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, using a continuous glucose monitoring device or regularly measuring blood glucose levels and receiving 2 mg of exenatide once weekly for at least 3 months were included.
An electronic medical record search identified 11 patients with type 1 diabetes who met the inclusion criteria.