Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.: New Study Confirms WelChol Improves Glycemic Control in Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin
16th Nov 2006, 08:23 GMT
PARSIPPANY, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Data presented today at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2006 in Chicago demonstrated that WelChol® (colesevelam HCl), when added to insulin in uncontrolled patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, improves glycemic control. This is the first study ever to evaluate WelChol in combination with insulin, and it demonstrated A1C reductions of 0.5% compared to placebo (-0.41% vs. +0.09%,
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