Major diabetes study reveals best drug combo for blood sugar control

NCT ID NCT01794143

Summary

This large study compared four common diabetes medications when added to metformin to see which combination best controls blood sugar over time. Researchers followed nearly 8,000 people with type 2 diabetes for several years, tracking how long each medication kept blood sugar levels in a healthy range. The goal was to provide clear guidance to doctors and patients about which medication works best for long-term diabetes management.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, United States

  • Atlanta VA Medical Center

    Decatur, Georgia, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, United States

  • Baylor Endocrine Center

    Dallas, Texas, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

  • Columbia University Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center

    New York, New York, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, United States

  • Indiana University School of Medicine

    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

  • International Diabetes Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest

    Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente of Georgia

    Duluth, Georgia, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • MedStar Health Research Institute

    Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

  • Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital

    New York, New York, United States

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Pacific Health Research and Education Institute (VA Pacific Islands)

    Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

  • Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

    Seattle, Washington, United States

  • South Florida VA Foundation (Miami VA)

    Miami, Florida, United States

  • Southwestern American Indian Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • State University of New York (SUNY)-Downstate Medical Center

    Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • University of Alabama-Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

  • University of Colorado

    Denver, Colorado, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • University of Nebraska

    Omaha, Nebraska, United States

  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • University of North Carolina Diabetes Care Center

    Durham, North Carolina, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center

    San Antonio, Texas, United States

  • University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States

  • Veterans Medical Research Foundation, San Diego (San Diego VA)

    San Diego, California, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, United States

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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