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Diabetes mellitus - drugs Flashcards

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Gestational diabetes mellitus - treatment strategies

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  1. dietary modification
  2. exercise
  3. insulin replacement (if lifestyle modification fails)
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insulin preparations - side effects

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  1. hypoglycemia
  2. rare hypersensitivity reactions
  3. lipodystrophy - rare
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insulin preparations - rapid acting - drugs?

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  1. aspart
  2. Lispro
  3. Glulisine
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insulin preparations - short acting - drugs?

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regular

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insulin preparations - intermediate acting - drugs?

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NPH

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insulin preparations - long acting - drugs?

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  1. Detemir

2. Glargine

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insulin preparations - rapid acting - duration?

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2-5h

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insulin preparations - short acting - duration?

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4-8h

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insulin preparations - intermediate acting - duration?

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8-12

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10
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insulin preparations - long acting - duration?

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16-24

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insulin preparations - short acting - clinical use

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  1. type 1 DM
  2. type 2 DM
  3. Gestational DM
  4. DKA (IV)
  5. hyperkalemia (+glucose)
  6. stress hyperglycemia
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Oral hypoglycemic drugs - classes

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  1. Biguanides
  2. Sulfonylureas
  3. Glitazones/thiazolidinediones
  4. GLP-1 analogs
  5. DPP-4 inhibitors
  6. Amylin analogs
  7. SGLT-2 inhibitors
  8. α-glucosidase inhibitors
  9. Meglitinides
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Oral hypoglycemic drugs -biguanides drugs?

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metformin

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metformin action

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exact mechanism unknown 
1. Decreased gluconeogenesis
2. increased glycolysis
3. increased peripheral glucose uptake 
(increased insulin sensitivity)
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metformin clinical use

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first-line therapy in type 2 DM (causes modest weight loss)

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metoformin - side effects

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  1. GI upset

2. lactic acidosis (in renal failure)

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17
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metoformin is contraindicated in …(and why)

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renal insufficiency

because of lactic acidosis

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18
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sulfonylureas - drugs?

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first generation: chlorpropamide, tolbutamine

seond generation: glimepiride, glipizide, glypuride

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sulfonylureas - second generation drugs (and HT)

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  1. glimepiride –> high HT
  2. glipizide –> low HT
  3. glypuride –> high HT
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sulfonylureas toxicities

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  1. increased risk of hypoglycemia in renal failure
  2. first generation: disulfiram like reaction
  3. second generation: hypoglycemia
  4. Weight gain
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Glitazone/thiazolidinediones - drugs

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  1. pioglitazone

2. rosiglitazone

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Glitazone/thiazolidinediones - mechanism of action

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increased insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissue. Binds PPAR-γ nuclear transcription regulator

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Glitazone/thiazolidinediones - clinical use

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Used in monotherapy in type 2 DM or combined with other agents

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Glitazone/thiazolidinediones - toxicity

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  1. weight gain
  2. edema
  3. hepatotoxicity
  4. Heart failure
  5. increased risk for FRUCTURES
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GLP-1 analogs - drugs

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  1. exenatide

2. Liraglutide

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GLP-1 analogs - mechanism of action

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  1. increase glucose depended insulin release
  2. decrease glucagon release
  3. decrease gastric emptying
  4. increase satiety
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GLP-1 analogs - clinical use

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GLP-1 analogs - toxicities

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  1. nausea
  2. vomiting
  3. pancreatitis
  4. modest weight loss
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DDP-4 inhibitors - drugs

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  • GLIPTIN
    1. Linagliptin
    2. Saxagliptin
    3. Sitagliptin
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DDP-4 inhibitors - mechanim of action

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inhibits DPP-4 enzyme that deactivates GLP-1

  1. increase glucose-dependent insulin release
  2. decrease glucagon release
  3. decrease gastric emptying
  4. increase satiety
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DDP-4 inhibitors - clinical use

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DDP-4 inhibitors - toxicities

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Mild urinary or respiratory infections

wight neutral

33
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Amylin analogs - drugs

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Pramlintide

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Amylin analogs - mechanims of action

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  1. decrease gastric emptying

2. decrease glucagon

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Amylin analogs - clinical use

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  1. type 1 DM

2. type 2 DM

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Amylin analogs - toxicities

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  1. hypoglycemia (in setting of mistimed prandial insulin)
  2. nausea
  3. diarrhea
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SGLT-2 inhibitors - drugs

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  • GLIFLOZIN

1. Canagliflozin 2. dapagliflozin 3. empagliflozin

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SGLT-2 inhibitors - mechanims of action

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Block reabsorption of glucose in proximal convoluted tubule

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SGLT-2 inhibitors - clinical use

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SGLT-2 inhibitors - side effects

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  1. Glucosuria
  2. UTIs
  3. vaginal yeast infection
  4. hyperkalemia
  5. dehydration (orthostatic hypertension)
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α-glcosidase inhibitors - drugs

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  1. acarbose

2. Miglitol

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α-glcosidase inhibitors - toxicities

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GI disturbances

43
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α-glcosidase inhibitors - clinical use

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used as monotherapy in type 2 DM or in combination

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α-glcosidase inhibitors - mechanims of action

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inhibit intestinal brush - border α-glcosidase –> delayed carbohydrate hydrolysis and glucose absorption –> decrease postprandial hyperglycemia

45
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diabetes mellitus drug with vaginal yeast infection as side effect

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SGLT-2 inhibitors (Canagliflozin)

46
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diabetes mellitus drug with mild respiratory or urinary infection as side effect

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DDP-4 inhibitors (linagliptin, saxagliptin, sitagliptin)

47
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diabetes mellitus drug that binds to PPAR-γ nuclear transcription

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Glitazones/thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone, rosiglitazone)

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Meglitinides - drugs

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  • Glinide
    1. Nateglinide
    2. Repaglinide
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Meglitinides - clinical use

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used as monotherapy in DM 2 or combined with metformin

50
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Meglitinides - side effects

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  1. weight gain

2. increased risk for hypoglycemia in renal failure

51
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oral hypoglycemic drugs - drugs administrated through SC injection

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  1. GLP-1 analogs

2. Amylin analogs

52
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insulin in DKA

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IV regular (HT –> 5 mins)

53
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before prescribe SLGT-2 inhibitors

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check renal function

54
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treatment of severe hypoglycemia

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IM glucagon in nonmedical setting (if glucagon is not available –> buccal or sublingual glucose
IV dextrose in medical setting
if mild hypoglycemia –>oral glucose (eg. juice)

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hyperkalemia - treatment

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potassium exhange resins (eg. sodium polystyrene sulfonate) –> excrete potasium from the body (through stools) by exchange it with sodium

56
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insulin in DM2 - when / GOAL

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added if the patient is not controled with oral hypoglycemic agens
HgA1c under 7%

57
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glargine vs NPH insulin regarding steady state of insulin

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glargine is better

NPH is dosed twice a dday

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