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Observational studyFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Imeglimin-based therapies improve glycemic control and reduce mitochondrial stress in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study.

Abhishek Satheesan et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

  • Imeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)no clear effectLower long-term blood sugar, no range given, lower circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, no range given.No ranges given.

What the trial testedas reported · 96 people · 2025

No range given

Reported lower long-term blood sugar, no range given

−0.50percentage points

Imeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs) vs Metformin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)

As reported

difference −0.5 %, no interval · the paper's word: HbA1c

No range given

Reported lower circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, no range given

−18.5

Imeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs) vs Metformin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)

As reported

difference −18.5, no interval

Who was studied, and how

96people with type 2 diabetes, in this paper

The trial randomly assignedassigned by chance

Imeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)
Metformin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)

Reported lower long-term blood sugar, no range given−0.50

Reported lower circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, no range given−18.5

randomised

the abstract, start to end

… OHAs, significantly reduced HbA1c (Δ=-0.5%, p=0.001), ccf-mtDNA (Δ=-18.5 copies/μL, p=0.02), and IL-6 …

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
No interval given · direction only, strength unknown
HbA1cImeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs) vs Metformin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)
−0.5
Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA)Imeglimin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs) vs Metformin + other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHAs)
−18.5
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