Sitagliptin More Effectively Achieves A Composite Endpoint For A1c Reduction, Lack Of Hypoglycemia And No Body Weight Gain Compared With The Sulfonylurea Glipizide

Sitagliptin and glipizide added to metformin provided similar degrees of glycemic efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control on metformin monotherapy at 1 year; however, significantly more patients in the sitagliptin group achieved an A1C reduction of >0.5% without hypoglycemia and without an increase in body weight. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.