In metformin-treated patients with diabetes, lixisenatide mainly reduced postprandial glycaemia after breakfast (P < 0.05).
In plain wordsIn patients with diabetes taking metformin, lixisenatide reduced glucose after breakfast relative to pretreatment.
- Peptide
- Lixisenatide
- Outcome
- DecreasePostprandial glycaemia after breakfast
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Before treatment
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 4 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- P value
- < 0.05
- after breakfast
Source sentences
Lixisenatide mainly reduced postprandial glycaemia, while insulin glargine mainly reduced fasting glucose after breakfast (P < 0.05).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Twenty-eight metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to treatment sequences with either lixisenatide or insulin glargine alone for 4 weeks, and a combination of both treatments for 4 weeks.
Metabolic examinations were performed before and after each treatment period following breakfast and a late lunch 8 hours later.