Safety and Efficacy of Antidiabetic Drugs in Recently Diagnosed Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Safety and Efficacy of Sitagliptin, Vildagliptin, and Metformin in Recently Diagnosed Drug-naïve Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

The current study aims to investigate Sitagliptin and vildagliptin efficacy and safety compared to metformin as 1st line options for T2D patients.

This is a randomized case-controlled study in which drug-naive type-2 diabetic patients were divided into 3 groups and followed up for three months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recently diagnosed type2 diabetic adult subjects who were not on an oral hypoglycemic drug (OHA) at the screening visit were eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Type1 diabetes or ketoacidosis
2. End-organ failure as chronic renal failure (estimated serum creatinine level ≥ 1.5mg/dl in male and ≥ 1.4mg/dl in female)
3. Liver cell failure (elevated alanine transaminase (ALT ) and/or aspartate transaminase (AST) ≥ 2 folds)
4. Any stage of heart failure
5. Previous history of pancreatitis
6. Previous history of taking medication which may alter the efficacy of either drug eg: (other OHA drug, corticosteroids, and oral contraceptives)
7. Pregnant or lactating females