Article Type
Review
Published
This review aims to present and discuss the clinical and scientific data pertaining to the impact of lipid-lowering therapy on glycemic control and the risk for new-onset diabetes mellitus.
Tag: Diabetes mellitus
Article Type
Original Research
Published
Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often requires intervention with oral and injectable therapies. Across National Health Service (NHS) England, injectable therapies may be initiated in secondary, intermediate or primary care. This original research set out to understand resource utilization, the pathways of care, clinical outcomes, and experience of patients with T2DM
initiated on injectable therapies.
Article Type
Case Report
Published
In this article the author discusses the implications for clinical practice of the results of a recent Phase III trial. He concludes that initial combination of linagliptin plus metformin which was found to be weight neutral, well tolerated and associated with a low frequency of hypoglycaemia, may have advantages for a large proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly those with a relatively high HbA1c at diagnosis.
Article Type
Case Report
Published
In this article the author argues that in type 2 diabetes, an approach that emphasizes diet and exercise and features a treatment regimen tailored to the needs of the individual to reach glycemic targets is warranted in most patients and provides microvascular and cardiovascular benefit, provided that hypoglycemia is avoided.
Article Type
Case Report
Published
In this article authors review recent studies and evaluate the benefits and risks of combination therapy with an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), or a direct renin inhibitor (DRI) to attenuate the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
