Subjects
Subjects were recruited via advertisement in local papers,
radio and television.
76 overweight or obese (BMI 27 kg/m2), participants
with type 2 diabetes aged 18e75 years, with albuminuria
(30e600 mg/24 h or an albumin to creatinine ratio of
3.0e60.0 mg/mmol, with an estimated glomerular filtration
rate (eGFR) of >40 ml/min/1.73 m2) were included. All
potential volunteers underwent a physical examination by
an endocrinologist prior to randomization and medication
was optimized to achieve good metabolic control (supplementary
online data Appendix 2). Participants were
excluded if they had impaired kidney function not due to
diabetes.