Efficacy and metabolic effects of metformin and troglitazone in type II diabetes mellitus
Efficacy and metabolic effects of metformin and troglitazone in type II diabetes mellitus
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199803263381303
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发表时间:
1998-03-26
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Shulman, GI
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作者:
Inzucchi, SE;Maggs, DG;Shulman, GI
Background Combination therapy is logical for patients with non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus, because they often have poor responses to single-drug therapy. We studied the efficacy and physiologic effects of metformin and troglitazone alone and in combination in patients with type II diabetes.Methods We randomly assigned 29 patients to receive either metformin or troglitazone for three months, after which they were given both drugs for another three months. Plasma glucose concentrations during fasting and postprandially and glycosylated hemoglobin values were measured periodically during both treatments. Endogenous glucose production and peripheral glucose disposal were measured at base line and after three and six months.Results During metformin therapy, fasting and postprandial plasma glucose concentrations decreased by 20 percent (58 mg per deciliter [3.2 mmol per liter], P