Capabilities of hypoglycemic therapy in women with decompensated type 2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract
AIM: to comparatively evaluated the efficiency of various sugar-lowering therapy (SLT) options in patients with decompensated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: One hundred and eighty-two women who were over 55 years of age with a more than 3-5-year history of T2DM and more than one-year decompensation, abdominal obesity (AO), arterial hypertension, and concomitant treatment-matched were randomized into 4 groups: (1) metformin (n=46); (2) a combination of metformin and gliclaside MB (n=47); (3) metformin and insulin (n=44); and (4) insulin (n=45). A follow-up was 12 months.
RESULTS: As compared with the patients receiving insulin monotherapy, the patients taking metformin alone or in combination showed a more effective recovery of carbohydrate and lipid metabolic disturbances, diminished insulin resistance (IR), lowered blood pressure and albuminuria, reduced diastolic dysfunction, and a smaller cardiovascular risk. When metformin was used in combination with gliclaside (Group 2) for 12 months, there was the maximum IR reduction, an increase in insulin sensitivity, and better results in reaching the goal values of carbohydrate metabolism; there was left ventricular myocardial reverse remodeling. In all the groups, quality of life (SF-36v2) improved, reduced depression (CES-D) reduced; the greatest improvement of the mental component of health-related quality (SF-36v2) and the greatest satisfaction with treatment results (DTSO) were noted when metformin…
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