This study will answer two separate questions. The first question is to test the cardiovascular effects of long-term treatment with rosiglitazone or pioglitazone when used as part of standard of care compared to similar standard of care without rosiglitazone or pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes who have a history of or are at risk for cardiovascular disease. The second question will compare the effects of long-term supplementation of vitamin D on death and cancer
Pioglitazone30 mg and 45 mg tablets are over-encapsulated with Swedish orange size DB-AA capsule shell.
Rosiglitazone 4 mg and 8 mg tablets are over-encapsulated with Swedish orange size DB-AA capsule shell.
Placebo to match is Swedish orange size DB-AA capsule filled with white to off-white non-active powder blend.
Vitamin D factor intervention
Vitamin D factor intervention
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salta, Argentina
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Zárate, Argentina