Treatment of diabetes mellitus in older people: Oral therapy options

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-274

  Crandall, Jill ^a   Barzilai, Nir ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; REPAGLINIDE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AGED; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FLUID RETENTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MICROANGIOPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS;

EID: 0037318904     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51070.x     Document Type: Note

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