Diabetes Flashcards
Ideal blood glucose concentration throughout the day
4.4 - 6.1 all day
What is insulin produced by
Beta cells in islets of langerhans in pancreas
two side effects of gliclazide
Weight gain and hypos
When can you not use pioglitazone
HF, high fracture risk (osteoporosis), bladder cancer
How does SGLT2 work (empagliflozin)
Increases urine glucose
When starting a statin what must you do
LFT and UE at start
LFTs 3 months later
Kidney disease associated with DM
glomerulosclerosis
HbA1C for prediabetes
42-47
Starting dose of metformin
500mg OD
Drug preferred for T2DM patients with cardiac disease after poor control with metformin
SGLT- 2 inhibitors (-gilfozin) glucose in urine
GLP-1 are not second line drugs but cardiopretective
How does metformin work and main side effects
Increases insulin sensitivity and reduces glucose production
Diarrhoea and abdominal pain
Lactic acidosis
How does pioglitazone work and main side effect
Increases insulin sensitivity and decreases liver production of glucose
Weight gain, fluid retention
HEART FAILURE AND MILD RISK OF BLADDER CANCER
How do the sulfonylurea drugs work
Increase insulin production from pancreas
Hypoglycaemia
weight gain
Increased risk of MI when used as mono therapy
How does DPP4 inhibitors work
Similar to GLP-1
Stop incretins break down (enzyme that is released after a big meal to deliver insulin and stop glucagon)
Sitagliptin
GI tract upset
URTI and pancreatitis
What DM medication cannot be used in a patient with chronic pancreatitis
DPP-4 inhibitor
-gliptin
Sitagliptin