Open AccessSwitching from low‐dose thiazide diuretics to sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor improves various metabolic parameters without affecting blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension
Author(s) -
Kimura Tomohiko,
Sanada Junpei,
Shimoda Masashi,
Hirukawa Hidenori,
Fushimi Yoshiro,
Nishioka Momoyo,
Kinoshita Tomoe,
Okauchi Seizo,
Obata Atsushi,
Kohara Kenji,
Tatsumi Fuminori,
Kamei Shinji,
Nakanishi Shuhei,
Mune Tomoatsu,
Kaku Kohei,
Kaneto Hideaki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12774
Subject(s) - medicine , thiazide , endocrinology , blood pressure , glycated hemoglobin , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , diuretic , type 2 diabetes mellitus , body mass index
Aims/Introduction Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 ( SGLT 2) inhibitors function to increase urinary glucose excretion and improve glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. SGLT 2 inhibitors, as well as diuretics, increase urinary volume, which leads to the reduction of blood pressure. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of SGLT 2 inhibitor and thiazide diuretic on blood pressure, metabolic parameters and body mass composition. Materials and Methods A total of 31 participants were enrolled in the present study. We switched from thiazide diuretics to an SGLT 2 inhibitor, ipragliflozin, in participants with type 2 diabetes and hypertension whose blood pressure was controlled with thiazide diuretics. Three months after the switch, we evaluated the effects of such switching on blood pressure, various metabolic parameters and body mass composition. Results There was no significant difference in blood pressure from baseline to 3 months later. However, glycated hemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose and uric acid were significantly decreased after the switch. Body mass index and visceral fat area were also significantly reduced after the switch. Furthermore, urinary albumin excretion was also significantly decreased after the switch. Conclusions Switching from thiazide diuretic to an SGLT 2 inhibitor, ipragliflozin, markedly improved various metabolic parameters and body mass composition without affecting blood pressure in participants with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.