Comparative efficacy and safety of glucose-lowering drugs as adjunctive therapy for adults with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Ioannis AvgerinosApostolos ManolopoulosTheodoros MichailidisKonstantinos KitsiosAris LiakosThomas KaragiannisKonstantinos DimitrakopoulosDavid R MatthewsApostolos TsapasApostolos TsapasPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2021)
Specific drugs may improve glycaemic control and reduce body weight, blood pressure and total daily insulin dose in patients with type 1 diabetes. However, low quality of evidence and an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis, genital infections or gastrointestinal adverse events should be taken into consideration by healthcare providers and patients. Future long-term trials are needed to clarify their benefit-to-risk profile and elucidate their role in clinical practice.