Metformin, but not glimepiride, improves carotid artery diameter and blood flow in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Metformin, but not glimepiride, improves carotid artery diameter and blood flow in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of glimepiride and metformin on vascular reactivity, hemostatic factors and glucose and lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A prospective study was performed in 16 uncontrolled patients with diabetes previously treated with dietary intervention...

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Main Authors: Helena Atroch Machado, Marcelo Vieira, Maria Rosaria Cunha, Marcia Regina Soares Correia, Rosa Tsunechiro Fukui, Rosa Ferreira dos Santos, Dalva Marreiro Rocha, Bernardo Leo Wajchenberg, Silvia G. Lage, Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-07-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Treatment
Metabolic profile
Vascular reactivity
Hemostatic factors
Type 2 diabetes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000700003

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