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. 2007;25(3):147–153. doi: 10.1080/02813430701507719

Table IV.

Subjects stratified by treatment-specific1 baseline C-peptide levels in the three insulin treatment groups of type 2 diabetic patients at baseline and at 12 month follow-up visit.

Fasting glucose
HbA1c
Body weight
n Baseline 12 months change CI Baseline 12 months Change CI Baseline 12 months change CI
Low C-peptide
Insulin only 5 13.5 11.2 −3.3 −10.9,4.4 9.1 8.5 −0.9 −2.6,0.9 82.9 91.6 5.9 −0.1,11.9
Glipizide + insulin 9 12.9 8.6 −3.7 −7.7,0.4 9.9 8.4 −1.5 −2.3,−0.8 83.0 87.8 5.4 1.4,9.4
Metformin + Insulin 17 12.4 7.9 −4.1 −5.9,−2.3 9.9 8.6 −1.4 −1.9,−0.8 81.6 85.0 3.4 1.3,5.4
All patients 31 12.6 8.3 −4.5 −5.4,−2.3 9.8 8.5 −1.3 −1.7,−0.9 82.1 86.4 3.9 2.7,6.0
High C-peptide
Insulin only 5 13.2 9.9 −4.7 −13.5,4.0 10.2 7.0 −2.8 −4.8,−0.8 86.4 93.5 6.7 0.4,13.0
Glipizide + insulin 6 11.7 10.4 −1.9 −6.9,3.0 9.4 9.0 −0.8 −1.8,1.7 93.6 98.3 3.7 2.1,5.3
Metformin + insulin 7 12.5 7.4 −4.8 −7.6,−1.9 10.3 8.1 −1.7 −2.9,−0.5 81.9 86.5 3.5 −0.3,7.3
All patients 18 12.3 9.2 −3.1 −6.1,−1.3 9.9 8.3 −1.4 −2.4,−0.5 87.3 93.1 5.2 2.6,6.4

1Stratification by median value: insulin only; low C-peptide <1.8 nmol/l, INS + GLI and INS + MET, low C-peptide <1.3 nmol/l. The number of patients may vary slightly at different time points.