In adults with type 2 diabetes and renal impairment, fasting glucose fell from baseline with liraglutide, as it did with sitagliptin and linagliptin.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes and kidney problems, fasting glucose fell from baseline with liraglutide and with the two comparison drugs.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseFasting glucose
- Study
n = 45
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 0.9 mg/d · 48 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Compared with baseline, fasting glucose, postprandial glucose, and systolic and diastolic pressure, but not estimated glomerular filtration rate, significantly decreased in all three groups.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 139 patients who were referred because of suboptimal glycaemic control were randomly assigned to liraglutide 0.9 mg/d (n = 45), sitagliptin 50 mg/d, (n = 49) or linagliptin 5 mg/d (n = 45) at enrolment and were evaluated.