In a man with T2DM on insulin and metformin, HbA1c declined to 6.3% after dulaglutide addition.
In plain wordsIn a man with T2DM, blood sugar improved after dulaglutide was added to insulin and metformin.
- Peptide
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c
- Study
n = 1
- Comparator
- Before dulaglutide addition
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · A few monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- HbA1c
- 9.7%
- before dulaglutide
- HbA1c
- 6.3%
- a few months after adding dulaglutide
Source sentences
A few months after adding dulaglutide to his regimen, the patient's HbA1c declined to 6.3% (45 mmol/mol) despite significant reduction in daily insulin dosage to 20 units (94% decrease), which was accompanied by a 20-pound weight loss.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We present a patient with T2DM who had marked improvement in glycemic control accompanied by weight loss and a decrease in insulin requirement after adding weekly dulaglutide to U500 regular insulin.
A 56-year-old man with T2DM, class III obesity (weight 314 pounds, body mass index 46.4 kg/m2), and hyperlipidemia had uncontrolled glycemia with a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of 9.7% (83 mmol/mol) despite using high-dose insulin therapy and metformin.
had uncontrolled glycemia with a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of 9.7% (83 mmol/mol) despite using high-dose insulin therapy and metformin.