In adults with type 1 diabetes, liraglutide significantly reduced the daily insulin dose versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 1 diabetes, liraglutide lowered the daily insulin dose more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseDaily insulin dose
- Study
n = 835
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 0.6-1.8 mg once daily · subcutaneous · 26 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Significant reductions in daily insulin dose and increases in quality of life were seen with liraglutide versus placebo.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A 26-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group trial enrolling 835 subjects randomized 3:1 receiving once-daily subcutaneous liraglutide (1.8, 1.2, and 0.6 mg) or placebo added to an individually capped total daily dose of insulin.