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Update in diabetes medications

  

  1. 1.Diabetes Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney  NSW1000,Australia; 2.Department of Diabetes,
    the Second Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050051, China;
    3. Diabetes Center, 306 Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100101,China
  • Online:2017-08-05 Published:2017-08-10
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Liu Shan, Email: lsivy_81@163.com

Abstract: The safety of glucose lowering medications is an important issue. New medications must undertake rigorous study in clinical trials to assess the cardiovascular and renal safety before being used in clinical practice. Recently, a clinical trial showed empagliflozin had protective effect on cardiovascular and kidney. The outcomes indicated a wide clincal application for SGLT2 inhibitor. At the same time, liraglutide showed a protective effect on cardiovascular and  weight loss.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, drug therapy;glucagonlike peptide 1;empagliflozin, liraglutid