In adults with type 1 diabetes on a closed-loop system, adjunct liraglutide lowered average blood glucose versus insulin monotherapy.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 1 diabetes using a closed-loop system, adding liraglutide lowered average blood glucose compared with insulin alone.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseMean blood glucose, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm next day
- Study
n = 15
- Comparator
- Insulin monotherapy in the closed-loop system
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 1.2 mg · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Average blood glucose
- 144.6 mg/dl
- liraglutide arm
- Average blood glucose
- 159.7 mg/dl
- insulin monotherapy arm
Source sentences
The average BG levels from 8:00 pm (day 1) to 9:00 pm (day 2) were lower in the liraglutide arm (144.6 ± 36.31 vs 159.7 ± 50.88 mg/dl respectively; P = .0002).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The liraglutide arm was associated with overall decreased mean BG levels (P = .0002).
This was a randomized, controlled, open-label, crossover design trial comparing insulin monotherapy versus adjuvant subcutaneous liraglutide 1.2 mg and insulin, using the CL system in 15 patients.