Observational Study of Effects of Saroglitazar on Glycaemic and Lipid Parameters on Indian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

摘要

Cardiovascular risk reduction is an important issue in the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) agonists favourably influence glycaemic and lipid parameters in patients with Type 2 diabetes and a dual PPAR agonist is expected to have favourable effect on both parameters. In this study we have analyzed the effect of Saroglitazar, a novel dual PPAR alpha & gamma agonist, on glycaemic and lipid parameters in Indian patients with Type 2 diabetes. After a mean follow-up period of 14 weeks in 34 patients, treatment with Saroglitazar, in a dose of 4?mg daily, resulted in significant improvement in both glycaemic and lipid parameters. There were significant mean reductions of fasting plasma glucose (36.71?mg/dl; p = 0.0007), post-prandial plasma glucose (66.29?mg/dl; p = 0.0005), glycosylated haemoglobin (1.13%; p