Mitigating iftar-related glycemic excursions in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes on MiniMed™ 780G advanced hybrid closed loop system: a randomized clinical trial for adjunctive oral vildagliptin therapy during Ramadan fasting

Abstract Background Ramadan Iftar meal typically causes glucose excursions. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors increase glucagon-like peptide-1 and thus, decrease blood glucose levels with low risk of hypoglycemia. Aim To investigate the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin as an add-on therapy on glu...

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Main Authors: Nancy Samir Elbarbary, Eman Abdel Rahman Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-023-01232-5