A 12-week, open-label, single treatment study using linagliptin is conducted in 28 prediabetes and 22 T2DM subjects who are divided into low and high fasting GLP-1 groups. Prediabetes are recruited from OGTT screening. Type 2 diabetes patients are recruited from specialised diabetes clinic and routine follow-up. A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is performed at week 0 and 12. Venous blood samples were drawn at times 0 (before initiation of OGTT), 30, 60, 90, 120 min from the indwelling catheter for measurement of glucose and insulin.All prediabetes and T2DM subjects receive Linagliptin 5mg once daily for a duration of 12 weeks.
There are studies that suggest glycemic response to incretin-based therapies differs between Asians and Caucasians, whereby Asians have better response compared to Caucasians. Hence, the therapeutic response could also be augmented by difference in incretin system among various ethnicities. This study is carried out to study the effect of dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DPPIV) inhibitors in prediabetes and T2DM patients who have different levels of GLP-1 and to determine the effect on glycemic profiles, insulin resistance/sensitivity, beta-cell functon.