Aims/Introduction: To evaluate whether hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels are affected by hemoglobin level and gender. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was carried out in a sample of 87,284 non-diabetic Koreans without anemia who participated in comprehensive health check-ups between January and December 2009 at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Total Healthcare Center in Seoul, Korea. W…
Aims/Introduction: The efficacy and safety of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)- 4 inhibitor, were compared with those of glinides in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: he participants were 82 patients with type 2 diabetes (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c] ≥6.0% and