This book is designed to be a ready reckoner on commonly used medications for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.Divided into 17 sections, topics include incretin-based therapies, insulin, chloroquine, metformin, colesevelam, drugs targeting renal excretion of glucose, management of dyslipidaemia, and more.The book concludes with discussion on associated comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes in the elderly.Drug classes featured are all approved in-line with FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) guidelines.Authored by recognised, US-based experts in the field, the comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams and tables.Key points Comprehensive guide to pharmaceutical treatments for diabetes mellitusFeatures approved drugs in-line with FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) guidelinesIncludes discussion on commonly associated comorbidities such as hypertension, and diabetes in the elderlyInternationally recognised, US-based author team
Romesh Khardori MD PhD FACP FRCPProfessor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia; Endocrinologist, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Ved Vyas Gossain MDMichigan State University, Michigan, USA
Incretin Based Therapies: DPP-IV Inhibitors: Sitagliptin, Saxagliptin, Linagliptin, AlogliptinInsulin Secretagogues: Non-sulfonylureas Glinides (Repaglinide, Nateglinide)Incretin Based Therapies: DPP IV InhibitorsManagement of Dyslipidaemia in DiabetesChloroquine in the Treatment of Diabetes MellitusColesevelam in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusGLP1 AgonistsDopamine-D2 Receptor Agonists: Bromocriptine in the Management of Type 2 DiabetesGlucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists for Type 2 DiabetesInsulin: Pumps and CGMSInsulin SensitizersManagement of Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-centered ApproachMetforminDrugs Targeting Renal Excretion of Glucose: SGLT2 InhibitorsSecond Generation Sulfonylureas: History, Pharmacology and Applied AspectsDiabetes in the ElderlyManagement of Hypertension in Diabetes