Type 2 diabetic nephropathy patients.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects enrolled in the present study are type 2 diabetes with nephropathy, who visit our hospital and fulfilled the following criteria: 1) HbA1c of 6.0-10.0 %, 2) urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) higher than 30 mg/g Cre, 3) Blood pressure less than 160/100 mmHg.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient who has taken SU medicine within three months recent or been taking of SU medicine in present. 2) Patient for whom insulin treatment is necessary. 3) Patient who complicates severe and actively diabetic microangiopathy (retinopathy etc...). 4) Patient who complicates severe liver disease, kidney disease and heart disease. 5) Woman who has possibility of pregnancy or pregnancy and woman while suckling. 6) Patient who has already taken glinides. 7) It is a patient of the contraindication to administer the object medicine. 8) The doctor judged the patient's participation in the study to be improper.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are the changes of postprandial plasma glucose levels, urinary albumin excretion and serum methylglyoxal levels, and urinary 8-OHdG, and MCP-1 excretions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are the changes in plasma glucose, insulin and free fatty acid levels according to meal load. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tohoku University Hospital Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Hypertension