Diabetes Drug Therapy: Metformin to Insulin

Volume 5, Issue 10

May 2014

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Diabetes Drug Therapy: Metformin to Insulin

Interview with:

Silvio Inzucchi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

A patient-centered approach to diabetes management

According to the ADA position statement “Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach,” metformin is the preferred first drug. The next step is to add a second agent from one of five drug classes. Some drugs should be avoided in patients with...