| Baseline n (%)/mean (SD) | 24 weeks n (%)/mean (SD) | |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 27 (65.9) | |
| Women | 14 (34.1) | |
| Age, in years | 53.0 (11.1) | |
| Diabetes duration, in years | 7.8 (8.0) | |
| OAD duration, in years | 6.7 (7.4) | |
| Presence of microvascular disease* | 34% | |
| Presence of CV risk factors** | 71% | |
| Body weight, in kilograms | 65.5 (11.5) | 67.6 (11.6) |
| Average number of OADs | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| HbA1c, in % | 10.2 (2.2) | 7.0 (1.2) |
| FBG, in mmol/L | 10.9 (4.0) | 6.4 (1.8) |
| Systolic blood pressure, in mmHg | 132.6 (19.7) | 130 (14.2) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, in mmHg | 76.8 (11.2) | 77.7 (11.1) |