In patients with diabetic kidney disease, dulaglutide use was linked to lower HbA1c than baseline.
In plain wordsIn patients with diabetic kidney disease, dulaglutide use was linked to lower long-term blood sugar than baseline.
- Peptide
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change
- Study
n = 131
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 12 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- HbA1c change
- −1.2%
- 12-month change
- Standard error
- 0.1%
- HbA1c change
Source sentences
Dulaglutide significantly reduced HbA1c, FPG, and body weight from baseline to the 12-month follow-up (mean ± standard error: -1.2 ± 0.1%, -34.8 ± 6.9 mg/dL, and -2.3 ± 0.5 kg, respectively; P < 0.001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
This retrospective, observational study comprised 131 patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 who had received dulaglutide for more than one year between June 2016 and May 2023.
The primary outcome measures were changes in glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and body weight from baseline to the 12-month follow-up, with assessments performed at six-month intervals.