Baseline characteristics of patients
Thirty-nine patients (23 females and 16 males) completed the clinical study (Table Baseline characteristics of patients (Each value is given as median (interquartile range) or percentage (%).Regarding medication use, thirty patients (93.8%) were on oral antidiabetic agents, and nineteen (59.4%) used insulin therapy. Twenty-one (55.3%) were on antihypertensive therapy, and twenty-three (71.9%) were treated with lipid-lowering agents. During the study period, there were no changes in medication usage (Table 