Diabetes - Konorev Flashcards
Rapid-acting insulin
LAG - Lispro, Aspart, Glulisine
Short-acting insulin
Regular insulin
Intermediate-acting insulin
NPH
Long-acting insulin
Detemir, Glargine
Amylin analog
Pramlintide
Insulin secretagogues - classes
Incretin mimetics
K-ATP channel blockers
Incretin mimetics - classes (secretagogue)
GLP-1 agonist
DPP-4 inhibitors
K-ATP channel blockers - classes (secretagogue)
Sulfonylureas
Meglitinides
GLP-1 agonists (secretagogue)
Exenatide, Liraglutide
DPP-4 inhibitors (secretagogue)
“-gliptin” x4
First generation sulfonylureas (secretagogue)
Chlorpropamide, Tolbutamide, Tolazamide
Second generation sulfonylureas (secretagogue)
Glipizide, Glyburide, Glimepiride
Meglitinides (secretagogue)
Nateglinide, Repaglinide
Biguanides
Metformin
Thiazolidinediones
Pioglitazone, Rosiglitazole
SGLT2 inhibitors
Canagliflozin, Dapagliflozin, Empagliflozin
Alpha-glycosidases
Acarbose, Miglitol
Rapid insulin - why rapid?
Mutations = no dimers/hexamers = faster absorption
Rapid insulin - use
Postprandial hyperglycemia - avoidance
Regular insulin - why not rapid?
Forms hexamers, too bulky for immediate transport to bloodstream
Regular insulin - use
Basal maintenance, night coverage