Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2019; 10(4): 234-240
Published online Apr 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i4.234
Table 2 Main limitations of available evidence on the use of various drugs as adjunctive treatments in type 1 diabetes
Limitations of clinical trialsSmall number of studies and patients involved
Heterogeneity in study designs and explored outcomes
“Conventional” outcomes explored: changes in HbA1C, body weight and insulin dose. Data on glycemic variability, IR and OS markers are scarce
Not taking into account the clinical heterogeneity of patients with T1D
Trials exploring the effects of adjunctive treatments on “hard” CVD end points in T1D patients are currently unavailable