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Effects of glucose‐lowering drugs on body weight in type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Haslam David,
Sinclair Alan,
Krentz Andrew
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.810
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , overweight , diabetes mellitus , adverse effect , obesity , pharmacology , endocrinology
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is greatly increased in patients who are overweight, and weight gain is an unwanted adverse effect of the older glucose‐lowering drugs. The authors examine the beneficial effects on bodyweight associated with the use of newer agents in type 2 diabetes. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd