At 208 weeks, dapagliflozin compared with glipizide produced sustained reductions in glycated haemoglogin (HbA1c):−0.30% [95% confidence
interval (CI),−0.51 to−0.09], in total body weight:−4.38 kg (95% CI−5.31 to−3.46) and in systolic blood pressure (SBP):−3.67 mmHg (95% CI−5.92 to
−1.41). The HbA1c coefficient of failure was significantly lower for dapagliflozin than for glipizide: 0.19 (95% CI 0.12–0.25) versus 0.61 (95% CI 0.49–0.72,
difference−0.42; p=0.0001). Dapagliflozin was not associated with glomerular function deterioration, while this occurred more frequently in patients
in the glipizide group. Fewer patients reported hypoglycaemia in the dapagliflozin compared with the glipizide group (5.4 vs 51.5%). Genital and urinary
tract infections were more common with dapagliflozin than with glipizide, but their incidence decreased with time and all events responded well to
antimicrobial treatment