title: Oral antidiabetic drug therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus - focus on elderly patients.
abstract: The control of glycemia is of central importance in the therapy of patients with type 2 diabetes. This article summarizes the treatment options with respect to oral antidiabetic medication and with special consideration of elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Landeskrankenhaus Hochzirl, Anna Dengel-Haus, Zirl, Austria. monika.lechleitner@tilak.at
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lechleitner
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human