Medical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Recommendations

Revista clínica española · Feb 2021

Medical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Recommendations of the Diabetes, Obesity and Nutrition Group of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major health problem with high prevalence, morbidity and mortality, and its medical treatment is growing in complexity due to patients' diverse clinical conditions. This article presents a consensus document by the Diabetes, Obesity and Nutrition Group of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, with recommendations for the medical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The main objective of this article is to facilitate the therapeutic decision-making process to improve the care of patients with diabetes. The document prioritises treatments with cardiovascular benefits, especially those that benefit patients with heart and renal failure.

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- F J Carrasco-Sánchez, J M Fernández-Rodríguez, J Ena, R Gómez-Huelgas, J Carretero-Gómez, and en representación del Grupo de trabajo de Diabetes, Obesidad y Nutrición de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna.
- Área de Insuficiencia Cardíaca, Diabetes y Riesgo Vascular, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna y Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, España. Electronic address: franciscoj.carrasco.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.
- Rev Clin Esp. 2021 Feb 1; 221 (2): 101108101-108.
AbstractType 2 diabetes mellitus is a major health problem with high prevalence, morbidity and mortality, and its medical treatment is growing in complexity due to patients' diverse clinical conditions. This article presents a consensus document by the Diabetes, Obesity and Nutrition Group of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine, with recommendations for the medical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The main objective of this article is to facilitate the therapeutic decision-making process to improve the care of patients with diabetes. The document prioritises treatments with cardiovascular benefits, especially those that benefit patients with heart and renal failure.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI). All rights reserved.

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