Effects of linagliptin monotherapy compared with voglibose on postprandial lipid profiles in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: linagliptin study of effects on postprandial blood glucose (L-STEP) sub-study 1.

This study revealed that in drug-naïve Japanese patients with relatively mild type 2 diabetes mellitus, linagliptin improves not only postprandial blood glucose level but also levels of lipids such as TG and RLP-C by reducing the ApoB48 level compared with voglibose. PMID: 29367471 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Endocrine Journal - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Endocr J Source Type: research