Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitor and Sulfonylurea on Glucose Variability and Oxidative Stress

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This research will focus on the effect of Sitagliptin on 24 hour glycemic excursion and improvement of oxidative stress markers compared to long acting sulphonylurea Glimepiride in type 2 diabetic patients with inadequate glycemic control on metformin

Sitagliptin might improve not only the mean glycemic control during study period but also 24 hour glycemic fluctuation by restoring the physiologic pattern of insulin secretion. Furthermore decrease postprandial glycemic excursion should decrease the oxidative stress markers. Those effects might be amplified in Asian patients because of prominent early phase insulin secretory defects accompanied with relatively less degree of insulin resistance. Based on this assumption, this research will focus on the effect of Sitagliptin on 24 hour glycemic excursion and improvement of oxidative stress markers compared to long acting sulphonylurea Glimepiride in type 2 diabetic patients with inadequate glycemic control on metformin.

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