This is a 72 months long randomized clinical trial longitudinally evaluating beta-cell function, as well as glycemic control and inflammatory markers in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients on two different treatment regimens: insulin and metformin versus glyburide, metformin and pioglitazone.
The study evaluates the rate beta-cell function decline in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients on two different treatment regimens: insulin and metformin versus glyburide, metformin and pioglitazone.