• Postgrad Med J · Oct 2008

    Review

    Recent advances in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review.

    • B T Srinivasan, J Jarvis, K Khunti, and M J Davies.
    • Department of Diabetes Research, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2008 Oct 1; 84 (996): 524-31.

    AbstractType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a progressive disorder caused by a combination of insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. It is associated with an increased and premature risk of cardiovascular disease as well as specific microvascular complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. In the last 5 years new glucose lowering drugs acting on novel pathways have been developed, licensed and launched, such as the glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonists (exenatide) and dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-IV) inhibitors such as sitagliptin and vildagliptin. This review looks at these new agents in terms of their mode of action, pharmacokinetics and use in clinical practice. This review also includes new agents in the area of weight loss that may have a positive effect for glucose management-for example, rimonabant.

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