Liraglutide hospital discharge trial: A randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of liraglutide versus insulin glargine for the management of patients with type 2 diabetes after hospital discharge.

Francisco J PasquelMaria A UrrutiaSaumeth CardonaKarla W Z CoronadoBonnie AlburyMireya C Perez-GuzmanRodolfo J GalindoAjay ChaudhuriGianluca IacobellisJuan D PalaciosJavier M FariasPatricia GomezIsabel AnzolaPriyathama VellankiMaya FayfmanGeorgia M DavisAlexandra L MigdalLimin PengGuillermo E Umpierrez

Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2021)

Compared to insulin glargine, treatment with liraglutide at hospital discharge resulted in better glycaemic control and greater weight loss, but increased gastrointestinal adverse events.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
weight loss
bariatric surgery
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
insulin resistance
phase ii
gastric bypass
open label