Open AccessEfficacy, Safety and Treatment Satisfaction of Glimepiride vs Sitagliptin in Combination with Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Subodh Kumar,
Anuj Pathak,
Dibyajyoti Saikia,
Amish Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/17027.6888
Subject(s) - sitagliptin , glimepiride , medicine , metformin , type 2 diabetes mellitus , hypoglycemia , postprandial , type 2 diabetes , regimen , diabetes mellitus , sitagliptin phosphate , endocrinology
Metformin is a preferred drug for starting treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus. But, eventually most of the patients need additional drug to control blood sugar level. The choice of drug depends upon several factors including patient specific criteria, economical factors and treatment satisfaction.