In diabetes, post-treatment endothelium-dependent vasodilatation was higher with exenatide than insulin, both with metformin.
In plain wordsIn diabetes, blood vessel widening after treatment was greater with exenatide than insulin, both with metformin.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- IncreasePost-treatment endothelium-dependent vasodilatation
- Study
n = 27
- Comparator
- Insulin with background metformin
- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
A higher level of post-treatment EDV was found in patients in the GLP-1 group compared with those in the insulin group.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
27 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into two groups: GLP-1 treated group and insulin treated group. Patients in the GLP-1 group were given GLP-1 analogue and metformin hydrochloride. Patients in the insulin group were given insulin and metformin hydrochloride.