Analysis on Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Pioglitazone Combined with Metformin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes / 中国药房

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OBJECTIVE:To analyze clinical efficacy and safety of pioglitazone combined with metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.METHODS:102 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into 2 groups.Treatment group received pioglitazone combined with metformin and treatment group received metformin alone.The levels of blood glucose and insulin were observed and compared between 2 groups.RESULTS:After 6 months of treatment,fasting plasma glucose(FPG),postprandial 2 h blood glucose(P2hBG),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),fasting insulin(FINS),postprandial 2 h insulin(P2hINS),steady-state assessment index of insulin(HOMA-IR) in 2 groups were significantly decreased,there was statistical significance in difference before and after treatment(P