Vnitr Lek 1998, 44(1):30-35
[Pitfalls in treatment with oral antidiabetic agents].
- Diabetologické centrum VFN, interní oddĕlení FP, Praha.
In the treatment of type 2 diabetes (NIDDM) we possess three groups of oral hypoglycaemic drugs: sulfonyl urea derivatives, biguanides (metformin) and alpha-glucosidase (acarbose) inhibitors. Oral treatment of diabetes has a favourable impact on the patients metabolic deviations but it involves also certain dangers and pitfalls. The side-effects of oral antidiabetics can be reduced to a minimum by respecting consequentially contraindications of administration of different preparations, knowledge of their mechanism of action and individual selection of a suitable antidiabetic for every patient.
Keywords: Acarbose; Administration, Oral; Biguanides, administration & dosage, ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, drug therapy, ; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents, administration & dosage, ; Sulfonylurea Compounds, administration & dosage, ; Trisaccharides, administration & dosage,
Published: January 1, 1998 Show citation