"It is imperative that blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes are adequately controlled," said Dr. Giora Davidai, executive director & medical leader, medical affairs, cardiovascular & metabolic medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "Uncontrolled blood sugar puts type 2 diabetes patients at a higher risk of developing serious complications like renal impairment and cardiovascular disease, which are very common in patients with type 2 diabetes."

Notably, in these trials in type 2 diabetes patients with mild and moderate renal impairment, linagliptin blood plasma levels were comparable to those seen in type 2 diabetes patients with normal renal function, which is consistent with existing data showing that linagliptin may have a primarily non-renal route of excretion.

Two additional linagliptin studies conducted in Japanese patients also were presented at ADA.

SOURCE Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.