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Diabetes Therapy

Glycemic control does not impact nontraditional cardiovascular disease risk factors equally

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 3rd, 2006

Glycemic control does not impact nontraditional cardiovascular disease risk factors equally, but diabetes medications have different effects on risk factors.

"The aim of this study was to determine the effect of basal insulin, alone or with a sensitizer, or a combination of oral agents on nontraditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)."

V.A. Fonseca and colleagues at Tulane University conducted a randomized study including "57 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to either (1) continuous subcutaneous basal Lispro insulin at a single rate using an insulin pump (basal insulin) or (2) basal insulin and oral pioglitazone 10 mg...

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