PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a new study showed that Welchol® (colesevelam HCl) 3.75 g/d significantly improved lipid and glycemic measures in patients with high LDL cholesterol and prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance). The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was presented today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress in Boston.(1) These data are consistent with previous studies that have shown Welchol to be safe and effective in lowering A1C, fasting plasma glucose and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.(2)
