From: Vildagliptin in addition to metformin improves retinal blood flow and erythrocyte deformability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – results from an exploratory study
Glimepiride
Vildagliptin
n
22
Male / female
13 / 9
15 / 7
Age (years)
60 ± 7
57 ± 9
Duration of diabetes (years)
6.1 ± 4.4
8.4 ± 9.0 $
HbA1c (%)
7.3 ± 0.6
7.4 ± 0.7
BMI (kg/m2)
33.3 ± 6.7
34.6 ± 5.9