Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Managing hemoglobin A1c and beyond

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 911-916

  Fowler, Grant C ^a   Vasudevan, Deepa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

combination therapy; glycemic control; hypoglycemia unawareness; macrovascular; microvascular

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; EXENDIN 4; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LIRAGLUTIDE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PRAMLINTIDE; REPAGLINIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG COMBINATION; MICROCIRCULATION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASTING; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MICROCIRCULATION; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 77956393931     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181eb34b2     Document Type: Review

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