Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (DPP-4i) are widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and are known for their cardiovascular and renal safety profiles. Systematic reviews have also shown that DPP-4i are associated with reduced dementia risk via unknown mechanisms. To examine vildagliptin (DPP-4i) effects on the intestinal microbiota in T2D patients, plasma metabolomics were conducte…
Dapagliflozin ( Forxiga®) is a highly potent, reversible and selective sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor indicated worldwide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In the EU, oral dapagliflozin once daily is approved for use as monotherapy (in patients who are intolerant of metformin) and as add-on combination therapy (with other glucose-lowering agents, including insulin) for …
Combining metformin (XR) with dapagliflozin to initiate pharmacotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and high baseline HbA1c may be advantageous. We conducted two randomised, double-blind, three-arm 24-week trials in treatment-naı¨ve patients to compare dapagliflozin plus metformin, dapagliflozin alone and metformin alone.
To compare the efficacy and safety of early combination therapy with glimepiride/metformin to metformin uptitration in reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in Korean type 2 diabetic patients inadequately controlled on low-dose metformin monotherapy.
Glimepiride is a sulphonylurea agent that stimulates insulin release from pancreatic b-cells and may act via extrapancreatic mechanisms. It is administered once daily to patients with type 2 (non–insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in whom glycaemia is not controlled by diet and exercise alone, and may be combined with insulin in patients with secondary sulphonylurea failure
Type 2 diabetes results from the abnormal resistance of peripheral tissues to insulin and from the progressive insulin secretory failure of the pancreatic b-cells. Treatment of type 2 diabetes has greatly improved due to the availability of new classes of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) and new insulin analogs. Three types of oral medications exert their antidiabetic action without directly stim…