Table 1.

Overview of the visits and measurements

	Follow-up
Visit Number	1	2	3–4–5...	Final visit
Month	0	3	6-month intervals
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria	x
Informed Consent	x
Medical history	x
Concomitant Medication	x	x	x	x
Weight	x		x	x
Height	x
Waist circumference	x		x	x
Blood pressure/Heart rate	x		x	x
HbA1c	x		x	x
AST, ALT	x		x	x
Creatinine	x		x	x
Microlbuminuria	x		x	x
Albumin/creatinine ratio	x		x	x
Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, Triglycerides	x	x	x	x
Adverse events		x	x	x
Compliance		x	x	x
End-point verification		x	x	x