[Drug treatment in type 2 diabetes (part 2)].
Insulin secretagogues and insulin sensitizers can be combined with one another as well as with other treatments (described below). Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors delay intestinal absorption of carbohydrates and reduce postprandial glycemia. Orlistat and sibutramine improve insulin sensitivity by helping patients lose weight. Orlistat inhibits hydrolysis of dietary triglycerides. Sibutramine, a noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake inhibitor, reinforces feelings of satiety and increases energy expenditure. After approximately 10 years, insulin therapy is usually required together with oral antidiabetic agents (except glitazones) or alone if HbA(1c) (glycosylated hemoglobin) is>6.5%. New guidelines for management of type 2 diabetes were published in 2006.
Tielmans
Amélie
A
Service de Médecine Interne B, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
Virally
Marie
M
Coupaye
Muriel
M
Laloi-Michelin
Marie
M
Méas
Taly
T
Guillausseau
Pierre-Jean
PJ
D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007328:Insulin