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ArticleEndocrine connections2017

Sitagliptin 100 mg vs glimepiride 1-3 mg as an add-on to insulin and metformin in type 2 diabetes (SWIM).

Jothydev Kesavadev, Pradeep Babu Sadasivan Pillai, Arun Shankar, Gopika Krishnan, Sunitha Jothydev

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Article in Endocrine connections, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jothydev KesavadevJothydev's Diabetes Research CentreTrivandrum, Kerala, India jothydev@gmail.com.
Pradeep Babu Sadasivan PillaiJothydev's Diabetes Research CentreTrivandrum, Kerala, India.
Arun ShankarJothydev's Diabetes Research CentreTrivandrum, Kerala, India.
Gopika KrishnanJothydev's Diabetes Research CentreTrivandrum, Kerala, India.
Sunitha JothydevJothydev's Diabetes Research CentreTrivandrum, Kerala, India.
Jothydev's Diabetes and Research Center · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the effect of RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsThis 24-week, controlled, open-label study randomized T2DM patients (

resultsGreater reductions in HbA1c and TDD of insulin were achieved with sitagliptin compared to glimepiride. HbA1c targets and reductions in TDD were achieved by more patients on sitagliptin than on glimepiride. Reductions in both body weight and BMI were also noted among patients on sitagliptin when compared to those on glimepiride, and more hypoglycemic events occurred with glimepiride treatment than with sitagliptin.

conclusionsSitagliptin (100 mg), when compared to glimepiride (1-3 mg), bestowed beneficial effects to T2DM patients in terms of achieving greater glycemic control and also brought significant reductions in total daily dose of insulin required, bodyweight, BMI and hypoglycemic events. Overall, the results suggest that sitagliptin (100 mg) is a superior agent over glimepiride (1-3 mg) as an add-on to insulin-metformin therapy among Asian Indians with T2DM.

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glimepirideinsulinmetforminsitagliptintype 2 diabetes

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PMID28982699
PMCPMC5670271
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