title: Current therapeutic algorithms for type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Although type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disorder, there are certain management goals that are common to all patients. Tight metabolic control reduces the complication rates; therefore, for patients with type 2 diabetes, lowering the hemoglobin A1c toward normal is a major goal, as is the achievement of normal lipids and blood pressure. This article first discusses the standard regimens and agents available and then focuses on the newer approaches to reaching these goals.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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authors.lastname: Le Roith
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008019:Life Style; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008055:Lipids