title: Treating hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: new goals and strategies.
abstract: To achieve glycemic goals in type 2 diabetes, one must usually use combinations of oral agents or oral agents plus insulin. This paper discusses the metabolic derangements of type 2 diabetes, the different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs, and strategies for using these drugs rationally.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism/Diabetes, State University of New York, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: Harold E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Lebovitz
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000503:physiopathology; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin