Insulin Glargine Combination Therapies in Type II Diabetics

28-week, Open, Randomized, Multinational, Multicenter Clinical Trial to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy of Glimepiride Plus Metformin Plus HOE901 Insulin Analogue Versus a Two-injection Conventional Therapy With Premixed Insulin NPH 30/70 Bid in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Poorly Controlled With Oral Antidiabetic Drug Treatment.

To compare efficacy of combination therapy of insulin glargine plus glimepiride and metformin versus 2 injections insulin monotherapy with premixed insulin NPH 30/70 bid in terms of change of HbA1c (baseline to endpoint) to show non-inferiority of insulin glargine plus glimepiride and metformin.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes mellitus patients type 2, poorly controlled with oral antidiabetic drug treatment(glimepiride 3 or 4 mg od or any sulfonylurea similar to glimepiride 3 or 4 mg in combination with metformin in a dose at least similar to 850 mg once daily)
• HbA1c value ≥ 7.5 % to ≤ 10.5 %
• FBG ≥ 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/l)
• BMI ≤ 35 kg/m²

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