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Sequential intensification of metformin treatment in type 2 diabetes with liraglutide followed by randomized addition of basal insulin prompted by A1C targets.

DeVries, J Hans; Bain, Stephen C; Rodbard, Helena W; Seufert, Jochen; D'Alessio, David; Thomsen, Anne B; Zychma, Marcin; Rosenstock, Julio
Diabetes care; 2012 Jul;35(7):1446-54. PMID: 22584132
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Category: 
General Reviews
Tags: 
prediabetes
insulin therapy
glycemic control
GLP-1 agonists
DPP-4 inhibitors
beta cell pathophysiology
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Abstract

We evaluated the addition of liraglutide to metformin in type 2 diabetes followed by intensification with basal insulin (detemir) if glycated hemoglobin (A1C) ≥7%.