EndocrinologyNetwork Presents Special Coverage on SGLT2 Inhibitors

NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces that EndocrinologyNetwork, a leading online community for endocrinologists and other clinicians who treat patients with T2DM—offers a comprehensive coverage on the SGLT2 inhibitors.

Another day, another new drug to treat type 2 diabetes (T2DM) – at least that's the way it may seem to some physicians shouldering the therapeutic burden of caring for the 28.5 million persons with the disease in the United States. In May, another new agent was added to the newest class of oral antihyperglycemic agents—the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. The mechanism of action of these drugs is unlike any currently available and will require ongoing clinical education.

Some highlights of SGLT2 Inhibitor coverage include:

• SGLT2 Inhibitors: Mechanism of Action, Pros, and Cons: Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors act independently of insulin level and so can be used at various stages of type 2 diabetes disease progression.
• Whole-Body Metabolic Response to SGLT2 Inhibition: Benefit or Risk? Research on the new agents reveals an apparently paradoxical response to the glycosuria induced by the drugs.
• SGLT2 Inhibitors: 5 Things You Should Know: FDA approval of a third sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor steepens the learning curve for these agents.
• SGLT2 Inhibitors: 4 Points on Efficacy, Safety You Need to Know: This concise slide show highlights results of clinical trials that studied add-on treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors and how to adjust their dosing for renal impairment.

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About UBM plc
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