- A patient with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling one of the following criteria:a)Unstable DM (HbA1c) >8.5%, b) hospital admission for DM or DM related illness in past 12 weeks, c)not under physician care for DM, d) physician responsible for patient's DM care has not approved patient's participation in the study,or indicated DM is controlled e)change in dose of oral hypoglycaemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to randomisation. For thiazolidinediones (glitazones) this period will not be less than 8 weeks, g)taking insulin whose daily dose on one occasion in the past 4 weeks has been more than 10% above or below their mean dose in the preceding 4 weeks (Note: If a diabetic patient meets one of these criteria, the patient is to be excluded even if the treating physician believes that the patient is stable and can participate in the study)