GCG and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In a study investigating the effects of 6 month treatment with the glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue liraglutide on arterial stiffness, left-ventricular myocardial deformation, and oxidative stress in subjects with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes [32], the groups were equally randomized with respect to all entry parameters, both anthropometric and metabolic, as well as smoking status, ACE I, and statin intake [30].