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Effectiveness and Safety of Fixed-Dose Combination Metformin and Empagliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective, Multicenter, Real-World Study From China.
Key takeaways
This study looked at 2,602 people with type 2 diabetes in China. They took a combination of two common diabetes drugs. The study measured how well the drugs controlled blood sugar over six months. This is an observational study, so it shows a link between the drug combo and blood sugar control, but it does not prove cause and effect.
Who did this work
Ke W (Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.) · Kong Y (Department of Endocrinology, Changshu No.2 People's Hospital, Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Nantong University, Changshu, China.) · Fu S (Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.) · Wang L (Department of Endocrinology, Yixing People's Hospital, Yixing, China.) · Pan Y (Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University (The First People's Hospital of Kunshan), Suzhou, China.) · Zhong S (Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University (The First People's Hospital of Kunshan), Suzhou, China.) · Jiang Y (Department of Endocrinology, Iron Coal General Hospital of Liaoning Health Industry Group, Tieling, China.) · Chen H (Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.) · Jiao X (Department of Endocrinology, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital (Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University), Suzhou, China.) · Sha F (Department of Endocrinology, Dengzhou People's Hospital, Dengzhou, China.) · Xu L (Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology (Huainan First People's Hospital), Huainan, China.) · Shao W (Department of Endocrinology, The First People's Hospital of Jiande, Jiande, China.)
Source
Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-10-01
https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.70273