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Table 2 Changes in postprandial insulin after breakfast and dinner at day 1 and day 28

From: Effect of empagliflozin monotherapy on postprandial glucose and 24-hour glucose variability in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 4-week study

 

Placebo (n = 20)

Empagliflozin 10 mg (n = 20)

Empagliflozin 25 mg (n = 19)

AUC 1–4h for postprandial insulin, μIU · h/ml

   

Baseline

66.4 (63.5)*

58.9 (55.6)

65.3 (46.2)

Relative change from baseline at day 1

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

 Difference vs placebo (95% CI)

 

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 p-value

 

<0.001

<0.001

Relative change from baseline at day 28

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

0.9 (0.8, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 Difference vs placebo (95% CI)

 

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 p-value

 

0.074

0.002

AUC 10–13h for postprandial insulin, μIU · h/ml

   

Baseline

73.8 (56.6)†

60.7 (60.5)

70.0 (53.7)

Relative change from baseline at day 1

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 0.9)

 Difference vs placebo (95% CI)

 

0.8 (0.8, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 p-value

 

0.002

<0.001

Relative change from baseline at day 28

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.8 (0.8, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 Difference vs placebo (95% CI)

 

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

 p-value

 

0.011

0.001

  1. Log-transformed data. Baseline data are gMean (% gCV), change from baseline data are adjusted gMean ratio (95% CI) based on analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in the full analysis set. *63.8 (65.5) for day 1 analysis (n = 21). †72.8 (55.5) for day 1 analysis (n = 21).