Future challenges and therapeutic opportunities in type 2 diabetes: Changing the paradigm of current therapy

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1339-1352

  Owens, David R ^a   Monnier, Louis ^b   Barnett, Anthony H ^c,d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GLP 1; insulin therapy; treatment algorithm; type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ALBIGLUTIDE; DULAGLUTIDE; EXENDIN 4; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN DEGLUDEC; INSULIN DEGLUDEC PLUS LIRAGLUTIDE; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN GLARGINE PLUS LIXISENATIDE; LIRAGLUTIDE; LIXISENATIDE; METFORMIN; METFORMIN PLUS PIOGLITAZONE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SEMAGLUTIDE; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN; NEW DRUG;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDEMA; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POLYURIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; ALGORITHM; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; TRENDS;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL;

EID: 85020450772     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dom.12977     Document Type: Review

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