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ArticleDiabetes care2017

Lowest Glucose Variability and Hypoglycemia Are Observed With the Combination of a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and Basal Insulin (VARIATION Study).

Harpreet S Bajaj, Karri Venn, Chenglin Ye, Avril Patrick, Shivani Kalra, Hasnain Khandwala, Nadeem Aslam, David Twum-Barima, Ronnie Aronson

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Article in Diabetes care, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03819790 (Variability of Glucose Assessed in a Randomized Trial Comparing the Initiation of A Treatment Approach With Biosimilar Basal Insulin Analog Or a Titratable iGlarLixi combinatioN in Type 2 Diabetes Among South Asian Subjects), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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NCT03819790 phase4completedstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Variability of Glucose Assessed in a Randomized Trial Comparing the Initiation of A Treatment Approach With Biosimilar Basal Insulin Analog Or a Titratable iGlarLixi combinatioN in Type 2 Diabetes Among South Asian Subjects (VARIATION 2 SA Trial)

Ran2018Enrolled119Registered outcomes30Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ArmsBasal insulin Basaglar/Lantus + gliclazide MR, Basal insulin glargine and lixisenatide, Metformin
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Harpreet S BajajLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada harpreet.bajaj@lmc.ca.
Karri VennLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chenglin YeDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Avril PatrickLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Shivani KalraRoyal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland.
Hasnain KhandwalaLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
Nadeem AslamLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
David Twum-BarimaLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Ronnie AronsonLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology (Canada) · CAMcMaster University · CARoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere is a dearth of published literature comparing glucose variability (GV) between different insulin regimens in type 2 diabetes. This cohort study compares GV using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes using four common insulin regimens: basal insulin + oral drugs (BO), basal insulin + glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) (BGLP), premixed insulin (PM), and basal-bolus insulin (BB). RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsConsecutive patients from three endocrinology clinics who met study criteria-type 2 diabetes, age 18 to 80 years, BMI ≤ 45 kg/m

resultsA total of 160 patients with comparable baseline characteristics formed four equal insulin regimen cohorts. The daily glucose SD (the primary outcome) was significantly lower in the BGLP cohort versus the BO, PM, and BB cohorts (P = 0.03, P = 0.01, and P < 0.01, respectively), and remained so after adjusting for age, BMI, type 2 diabetes duration, and A1C. Similarly, daily hypoglycemia outcomes on CGM were least for the BGLP cohort.

conclusionsThe lowest GV and lowest hypoglycemia were observed in patients using the combination of basal insulin with a GLP-1 RA, supporting the complementary glycemic action of these agents in type 2 diabetes. These observed benefits in GV and hypoglycemia may contribute to the cardiovascular outcome reduction seen with GLP-1 RA therapy and should be investigated further.

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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endpoint DeterminationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsIncidenceBlood GlucoseGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin

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