To Evaluate Safety and Tolerability After Multiple Oral Doses of AZD1656 in Type 2 Diabetes Patients on Top of Metformin

A Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase I Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics After Multiple Ascending Oral Doses of AZD1656 in Subjects With T2DM Treated With Metformin

The purpose of this study is to assess safety and tolerablility of AZD1656 after multiple repeated oral doses in patients with type 2 diabetes on top of metformin.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female (with non child-bearing potential)
• Diagnosed diabetes Mellitus patients treated with metformin alone or one other anti-diabetic drugs. Stable blood sugar control indicated by no changed treatment within 3 months prior to study start.t
• HbA1c <11 % at screening (HbA1c value according to international DCCT standard)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinically significant illness or clinically relevant trauma, as judged by the investigator, within two weeks before the first administration of the IP
• History of ischemic heart disease, stroke, transitorisk ischemic attack or symptomatic peripheral vascular disease
• Clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology, or urinalysis results.