Safety Assessment of Lyxumia (Lixisenatide) and Sulfonylurea as Add-on Treatment to Basal Insulin in Uncontrolled Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Elect to Fast During Ramadan

The total study duration per patient will have a minimum 12 weeks and maximum 22 weeks (up to 2 weeks screening period + 8-12 weeks pre-Ramadan period + 29-30 days Ramadan + 0 4 weeks post-Ramadan period). This is a phase 3b study in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh (instead of phase 4 for other countries).

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed for at least 1 year at the time of the screening visit, insufficiently controlled with basal insulin + SU (≤50% max allowed dose) ±1 oral antidiabetic (OAD) drug.
• Patients who express the intention to fast during Ramadan.
• Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• At the time of screening age < legal age of majority.
• Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) at screening visit: <7.5% or >10%.
• Body mass index (BMI) <20kg/m^2.
• Treatment with basal insulin for less than 6 months prior to screening.
• Prior antidiabetic medication (basal insulin and OADs) not at stable dose (eg, same medication, frequency and <20% dose change) in the last 8 weeks prior to screening.
• Previous treatment with short or rapid acting insulin other than for short term use (≤10 days) in relation to hospitalization or an acute illness in the last 6 months prior to screening.
• Any discontinuation from a glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) due to safety/tolerability issue or lack of efficacy.
• Patient not willing to perform self-monitored plasma glucose (SMPG) as required by protocol and to follow the instructions provided.
• Type 1, gestational or secondary diabetes.
• History of diabetic ketoacidosis.
• History of hypoglycemia unawareness.
• Any medical contraindication for sustained and safe fasting.
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCB) not protected by highly effective contraceptive method(s) of birth control and/or who are unwilling or unable to be tested for pregnancy.
• Known hypersensitivity/intolerance to lixisenatide (Lyxumia) or any of its excipients.
• All contraindications of the comparator and protocol mandated background therapies or warning/precaution of use (when appropriate) as displayed in the respective National Product Labeling.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.