In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, HbA1c fell more with liraglutide than with insulin glargine after 12 weeks.
In plain wordsIn obese people with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide lowered HbA1c more than insulin glargine did.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change after 12 weeks
- Study
n = 20
- Comparator
- Insulin glargine
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 1.8 mg · 12 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- HbA1c change
- −0.7%
- liraglutide
- HbA1c change
- −0.2%
- insulin glargine
Source sentences
After 12 weeks, the decrease in HbA1c was larger with liraglutide versus insulin glargine (Δ-0.7% vs. -0.2%, P < 0.001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We performed a randomized crossover study in obese patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 20, mean age 59.3 ± 4.1 years, mean BMI 32 ± 4.7 kg/m(2)), consisting of two periods of 12-week treatment with either liraglutide 1.8 mg or insulin glargine.
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