Abstract:Objective To analyze the effects of metformin on serum 25-(OH)D3 levels and the incidence of arrhythmias in patients with diabetes mellitus.Methods The 160 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) seeking medical advice in Peking University People's Hospital from July 2019 to June 2020 were selected and divided into control group (80 cases) and study group (80 cases), and they were treated with liraglutide and metformin, respectively. The therapeutic efficacy and the incidence of DM-related arrhythmias were observed in both groups. The serum levels of 25-(OH)D3, blood glucose [fasting blood glucose (FPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc)], hypersensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and blood lipids [total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)], as well as left ventricular structural parameters [left atrial anteroposterior diameter (LAD), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESd), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)] before and 24 weeks after the treatment were also observed.Results The overall effective rate in the study group was higher than that in the control group. There was no difference in the levels of FPG, HbAlc, 25-(OH)D3, and hs-CRP before the treatment between the two groups (P > 0.05). After 24 weeks of treatment, the levels of FPG, HbAlc and hs-CRP were lower but the level of 25-(OH)D3 was higher in the study group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). In both groups, the levels of FPG, HbAlc and hs-CRP were lower but the level of 25-(OH)D3 was higher after 24 weeks of treatment compared with those before the treatment (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the levels of TC, TG and LDL-C before the treatment between the two groups (P > 0.05), while these indicators were lower in the study group than those in the control group after 24 weeks of treatment (P < 0.05). Compared with those before the treatment, the levels of TC, TG and LDL-C after 24 weeks of treatment were decreased in both groups (P < 0.05). There was no difference in LAD, LVEDd and LVEF before the treatment between the two groups (P > 0.05). After 24 weeks of treatment, LAD and LVEDd were lower but LVEF was higher in the study group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The LAD, LVEDd and LVESd were lower, and LVEF was higher after 24 weeks of treatment compared with those before the treatment in the study group (P < 0.05). The incidence of arrhythmias in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Metformin elevates the serum 25-(OH)D3 level and regulates the metabolisms of blood glucose and lipids in T2DM patients. Besides, it ameliorates ventricular remodeling and prevents cardiac arrhythmias.