Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Berberine in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Berberine combined with oral hypoglycaemics versus the same hypoglycaemics.
(1) FPG (mmol/L) 
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(2) PPG (mmol/L) 
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(3) HbA1c (%) 
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(4) FINS (mU/L) 
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(5) TG (mmol/L) 
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(6) TC (mmol/L) 
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(7) LDL-C (mmol/L) 
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(8) HDL-C (mmol/L) 
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Forest plot of a cointervention of berberine and oral hypoglycaemics versus the same oral hypoglycaemics alone. FPG: fasting plasma glucose; PPG: postprandial plasma glucose levels; HbA1c: glycosylated haemoglobin levels A1c; FINS: fasting insulin levels; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.