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ArticleScientific reports2024

Oral antidiabetic therapy versus early insulinization on glycemic control in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Yang-Ming Lee, Pei Ru Lin, Hon-Ke Sia

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Yang-Ming LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 125756@cch.org.tw.
Pei Ru LinBig Data Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 500, Taiwan.
Hon-Ke SiaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, 500, Taiwan. 90279@cch.org.tw.

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Abstract

Our study aims to compare the efficacy of oral antidiabetic therapy to early insulinization on glycemic control among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients in real-world clinical practice. A retrospective cohort study conducted at a medical center in Taiwan analyzed 1256 eligible patients from January 2007 to December 2017. Propensity score matching resulted in well-balanced groups of 94 patients each in the oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) and early insulinization cohorts. Glycemic outcomes were assessed in both groups. Patients exclusively using OAD showed consistently lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels at 3, 12, 24, and 36 months compared to insulin users. At later periods, 77.7% of OAD users achieved glycemic control versus 64.9% of insulin users, with a marginally significant difference. Subgroup analyses suggested a trend favoring well-controlled diabetes in the OAD group, though not statistically significant. Our study finds oral antidiabetic therapy is not inferior to early insulinization for glycemic control in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, irrespective of initial HbA1c levels. This supports oral therapy as a rational treatment option, even in cases with elevated HbA1c at diagnosis.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinAdministration, OralAgedBlood GlucoseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTaiwanTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin

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