Short-term effects of irbesartan treatment on microalbuminuria in patients with normotensive type 2 diabetes

To observe the short-term effects of irbesartan treatment on microalbuminuria in patients with normotensive type 2 diabetes. A total of 40 normotensive type 2 diabetes patients (mean age 55.1+/-11.4 years) who had microalbuminuria were included in this non-comparative and prospective research study. The study took place in Ege University Hospital, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey, between January 2005 and April 2005. Patients were treated with irbesartan 300mg/day for 3 months. Physical examination, medical history, systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, microalbuminuria, diabetes markers fasting and non-fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c], lipid profile, creatinine and urea were obtained at baseline and after 3 months of irbesartan treatment. The primary assessment criterion was the change in microalbuminuria. The mean microalbuminuria level at baseline was 110.8+/-93.1mg/24 hours. It significantly decreased to 45.6+/-62.5mg/24 hours at the end of 3 months of irbesartan treatment (p