Please call Member Services at Subscribers only Sign in or Subscribe now! Forgot password? Check this box if you wish to have a copy mailed to you. Choose from cars, safety, health, and more! Already signed-up? Manage your newsletters here too. Health News. See your savings. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes— Approaches to glycemic treatment.
Diabetes Care. Inzucchi SE, et al. Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Garber AJ, et al. Endocr Pract. Geurin for bringing up two issues that may have caused confusion.
The intent of the algorithm was to simplify the available medication choices, rather than recommend specific medications or combinations as preferred add-on therapy. We recommended that a comprehensive, patient-centered approach be used to select drug therapy, while considering A1C levels, fasting or postprandial glucose control, weight loss, and adverse effects.
We thought the similar mechanisms of action for drug classes listed in eTable B would lead readers to conclude that concomitant therapy would not be acceptable, but we should have been more explicit. Geurin's second concern was that Figure 1 also suggested that the addition of a sulfonylurea to established basal insulin therapy was a recommended combination.
Although we concur that this drug combination is not ideal, we also recognize that some patients may have limited medication choices because of cost, adverse effects, contraindications, or personal preference. An exhaustive review of the evidence for and against various combination therapies was beyond the scope of our article. Already a member or subscriber? Log in. Interested in AAFP membership?
Learn more. Send letters to afplet aafp. Include your complete address, e-mail address, and telephone number. In addition, there have been a number of cases alleging that the use of the drug led to pancreatic cancer.
The FDA approved Byetta in Recently, the FDA opened a review of type 2 diabetes medications including both Januvia and Byetta because of the increased reports of pancreatitis and other issues associated with the drugs. If you or a loved one has suffered serious side effects following the use of type 2 diabetes medication like Januvia or Byetta, we encourage you to contact one of our Tennessee Januvia attorneys. You may be entitled to compensation for the injuries that you have suffered.
Our team of defective drug attorneys would be happy to answer any questions that you may have related to your Januvia or Byetta claim. Contact us online or call us at for a FREE consultation.
Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship.
The Higgins Firm Home. Free Consultation 1. Chattanooga, TN. Practice Areas.
0コメント