Kunitsyna M.A. 1
Shemyatenkov V.N. 2
1 Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky
2 Povolzhskiy im. P.A. Stolypina Management Institute
We have compared the effi cacy of glyclazide and pioglitazone in treatment of pancreatogenic diabetes mellitus (DM). 67 patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) have been studied with fi rst diagnosed DM. Aetiology of CP was the following: alcoholic form – 38 patients, biliary – 29. All patients were investigated for DM or glucose intolerance according to WHO recommendations (1999). We have analyzed the carbohydrate metabolism with the help of glycaemic and glucosuric profi les and glycated haemoglobin HbA1c, also. For evaluation of the life quality we used Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36). In the 1st group patients during 3 months along with life style changes took creon and glyclazide, in the 2d – creon and pioglitazone. We have found out that most often the target HbA1c level was achieved in patients with pancreatogenic DM if life style changes were combined with ferment replacement therapy and pioglitazone. Along with increasing duration of CP the effi cacy of glyclazide decreased. Initial high level of HbA1c demonstrated negative infl uence on the fi nal treatment results with both – glyclazide and pioglitazone. Better results were achieved in the group of glyclazide treatment of biliary form of CP. Independently of therapy the life quality of pancreatogenic DM patients increased. Still the effect of pioglitazone was signifi cantly higher than of glyclazide.