Diabetes: how to manage overweight and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Megan Wesling, Jennifer J D’Souza

Article Type

Review

Published

With the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increasing, this article discusses how it is essential that healthcare professionals assess how their patients’ current diabetes treatment is being managed to avoid further weight gain in those who are already overweight or obese.

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Combination therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: adding empagliflozin to basal insulin

Andrew Ahmann

Article Type

Case Report

Published

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management is complex, with few patients successfully achieving recommended glycemic targets with monotherapy, most progressing to combination therapy, and many eventually requiring insulin. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an emerging class of antidiabetes agents with an insulin-independent mechanism of action, making them suitable for use in combination with any other class of antidiabetes agents, including insulin. In this review the evaluates a 78-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial investigating the impact of empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, as add-on to basal insulin in patients with inadequate glycemic control on basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or a sulfonylurea.

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A clinical review of GLP-1 receptor agonists: efficacy and safety in diabetes and beyond

Lalita Prasad-Reddy, Diana Isaacs

Article Type

Review

Published

Many of the agents used to treat type 2 diabetes have undesirable adverse effects of hypoglycemia and weight gain. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists represent a unique approach to the treatment of diabetes. In this article the authors discuss the various GLP-1 receptor agonists available on the market, specifically focusing on their relative efficacy, safety, and clinical differences as well as their potential benefits in addition to glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes, and describe the adverse effects and toxicities seen with these agents.

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Resource use and outcomes associated with initiation of injectable therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Richard Brice, Sharon Shelley, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Divina Glah, Donna Ashley, Monica Hadi

Article Type

Original Research

Published

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often requires intervention with oral and injectable therapies. Across National Health Service (NHS) England, injectable therapies may be initiated in secondary, intermediate or primary care. This original research set out to understand resource utilization, the pathways of care, clinical outcomes, and experience of patients with T2DM
initiated on injectable therapies.

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Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors: a growing class of anti-diabetic agents

Eva M Vivian

Article Type

Review

Published

Although several treatment options are available to reduce hyperglycemia, only about half of individuals with diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) achieve recommended glycemic targets. New agents that reduce blood glucose concentrations by novel mechanisms and have acceptable safety profiles are needed to improve glycemic control and reduce complications. This article reviews the evidence from clinical trials and suggests that SGLT2 inhibitors are a promising new treatment option for T2DM.

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