I alle undersøgelser var det primære mål for effekten ændringen i niveauet af et stof i blodet, der kaldes glykosyleret hæmoglobin (HbA1c), som giver en indikation af, hvor godt blodglukoseniveauet er reguleret.
In all studies, the main measure of effectiveness was the change in the level of a substance in the blood called glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), which gives an indication of how well the blood glucose is controlled.