| Category |
Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Manuscript Type |
Autobiography |
| Article Title |
Vildagliptin vs sulfonylurea in Indian Muslim diabetes patients fasting during Ramadan
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Abhijit Shete, Aheson Shaikh, K Javeed Nayeem, Lily Rodrigues, Mohamed Sheikamunadeen Sadiq Ali, Parag Shah, Rajiv Khanna, Sarfaraj Majid, Sabeer A Rasheed, Shehla Shaikh and Tawfiqur Rahman |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, India |
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| Corresponding Author |
Dr. Abhijit Shete, MD, Medical Department, Novartis Pharma AG, Core Technology Area, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland. abhijit.shete@novartis.com |
| Key Words |
Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors; Fasting hypoglycemia; Sulfonylurea; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Vildagliptin |
| Core Tip |
Management of glycemic control in diabetes patients fasting during Ramadan has been recognized as a critically important health challenge worldwide. India has the world’s second largest diabetes population and caters large Muslim community; however, there is limited data available exploring the effect of treatments in these fasting diabetes patients. This non-interventional, multicenter, double-arm study compared the effect of vildagliptin with sulfonylureas on hypoglycemic events, HbA1c, blood glucose levels, and response rate in 97 fasting diabetic patients during Ramadan in real-world setting. Vildagliptin appears to be an attractive treatment option for diabetes patients fasting during Ramadan. |
| Publish Date |
2013-12-20 16:49 |
| Citation |
Shete A, Shaikh A, Nayeem KJ, Rodrigues L, Ali MSS, Shah P, Khanna R, Majid S, Rasheed SA, Shaikh S, Rahman T. Vildagliptin vs sulfonylurea in Indian Muslim diabetes patients fasting during Ramadan. World J Diabetes 2013; 4(6): 358-364 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v4/i6/358.htm DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v4.i6.358 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v4/i6/358.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v4.i6.358 |
