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Is the current ‘glucocentric’ approach to management of type 2 diabetes misguided? Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)

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Therapeutics Letter 103 asks whether the current approach to management of type 2 diabetes is appropriate. Conclusions: The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes presents a serious challenge to society. There is growing evidence that the ‘glucocentric’ drug management approach is misguided. Large long-term randomized controlled trials measuring outcomes important to patients are needed urgently to test different approaches and drugs for the management of type 2 diabetes. While waiting for the evidence, it makes sense to focus efforts and resources on lifestyle measures.

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Title
Is the current ‘glucocentric’ approach to management of type 2 diabetes misguided?
Alternate Title
Therapeutics Letter 103
Creator
Therapeutics Initiative (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued
2016-12
Description
Therapeutics Letter 103 asks whether the current approach to management of type 2 diabetes is appropriate. Conclusions: The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes presents a serious challenge to society. There is growing evidence that the ‘glucocentric’ drug management approach is misguided. Large long-term randomized controlled trials measuring outcomes important to patients are needed urgently to test different approaches and drugs for the management of type 2 diabetes. While waiting for the evidence, it makes sense to focus efforts and resources on lifestyle measures.
Subject
Blood Glucose; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hyperglycemia; Patient Satisfaction
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Notes
The UBC TI is funded by the BC Ministry of Health to provide evidence-based information about drug therapy. We neither formulate nor adjudicate provincial drug policies.
Date Available
2023-06-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433682
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85092
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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