Aims: We aimed to identify patients who would benefit from basal insulin-supported oral therapy (BOT) with a glinide and an α-glucosidase inhibitor (a fixed-dose combination tablet of mitiglinide 10 mg and voglibose 0.2 mg) in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
Methods: Patients who were hospitalized to improve hyperglycemia received basal-bolus insulin therapy. After the reduction of glucose toxicity, a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test and a glucagon test were performed. Thereafter, the basal-bolus insulin therapy was switched to BOT with mitiglinide, followed by further addition of voglibose. Interstitial glucose levels were continuously monitored throughout the study period. Diurnal glucose profile was recorded and analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether their percentage of time in range (TIR, 70-180 mg/dL) under BOT with mitiglinide/voglibose was higher than 70% or not, and the differences in clinical characteristics between the groups were analyzed.
Results: Twenty patients were enrolled, and 19 of them completed the study. BOT with mitiglinide/voglibose achieved ≥ 70% of TIR in thirteen patients. The area under the curve of serum C-peptide levels during the oral glucose tolerance test was significantly higher in the patients with ≥ 70% of TIR. The daily insulin dosages and blood glucose profiles were comparable between the two groups.
Conclusions: The efficacy of BOT with mitiglinide/voglibose depended on residual insulin secretory abilities. This therapy would be a useful therapeutic option for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Keywords: Glucose profile; Hypoglycemia; Insulin therapy; Mitiglinide; Voglibose.
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