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Oral Agents for Type 2 Diabetes: An Update
Author(s) -
Bonnie Kimmel,
Silvio E. Inzucchi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1945-4953
pISSN - 0891-8929
DOI - 10.2337/diaclin.23.2.64
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , type 2 diabetes , context (archaeology) , intensive care medicine , clinical trial , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , paleontology , biology
IN BRIEF The paradigms for oral pharmacological therapy in type 2 diabetes areshifting as we attain new insights into the optimal metabolic control in ourpatients. Each drug category has unique advantages and disadvantages, andtheir proper use necessitates a full understanding of their mechanisms ofaction, glycemic and nonglycemic effects, and prescribing indications. Thisarticle reviews published clinical trial data and places them into the contextof contemporary, rational therapeutic strategies for this increasingly commoncondition.

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