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Konorev DSA: Drugs for Diabetes Flashcards

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Rapid Acting Inulins

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  • aspart
  • lispro
  • glulisine
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short acting insulins

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-regular insulin

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Intermediate acting insulin

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NPH

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Long acting insulin

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  • Detemir

- Glargine

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Amylin analog

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-Pramlintide

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Insulin secretagogues

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  • incretin memetics

- Katp channel blockers

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Incretin Mimetics

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  • GLP-1 agonists: Exenatide, Liraglutide

- Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors: Sitagliptin, linagliptin, saxagliptin, alogliptin

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Katp channel blockers

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  • sulfonylureas

- Meglitinides

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first generation sulfonylureas

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  • Chorpropamide
  • tolbutamide
  • tolazamide
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Second generation Sulfonylureas

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  • Glipizide
  • Glyburide
  • Glimepride
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Meglitinides

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  • Nateglinide

- Repaglinide

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Biguanides

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Metformin

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Thiazolidinediones

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  • Pioglitazone

- Rosiglitazone

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Sodium-glucose co transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors

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  • Canagliflozin
  • Dapagliflozin
  • Empagliflozin
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Inhibitors of alpha-glycosidases

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  • Acarbose

- Miglitol

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What are the end effects of insulin?

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  • increased glycogen/lipid/protein synthesis
  • decreased lipolysis
  • cell growth and differentiation
  • AKT pathway: regulation of enzyme activities
  • MAP kinases: regulation of gene trascription and cell proliferation
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What transcription factor is for cell growth and differentiation and for cell proliferation and increased survival?

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ELK1

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Which TF is for cell growth and differentiation and cell proliferation and apoptosis

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-AP-1

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Which TF will give of decreased glycogenolysis, decreased gluconeogenesis, and escaped the cell cycle arrest and increases proliferation?

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FoxO1

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What happens with GLUT4 when insulin binds IRS?

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gets translocated to the cell membrane

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What are the effects on carb metabolism by Insulin?

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  • glucose transport (GLUT4)
  • Activation of glycolysis
  • Activation of glycogen synthesis
  • Inhibition of gluconeogenesis
  • Inhibition of glycogenolysis
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Is cAMP lowered or elevated by insulin binding?

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lowered

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Insulin effects on lipid metabolism

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  • inhibition of lipolysis :decreased hormone-sensitive lipase, decreased TG breakdown
  • enhanced lipogenesis: increased expression of FA synthase
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Insulin effects on protein metabolism

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  • increased ptn synth

- increased mTOR,,,, ribosome biogenesis, mRNA translation

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Why are the rapid acting insulins so rapid?

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-mutations fromhuman sequence block assembly of dimers and hexamers… allow for faster absorption

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Clinical use of rapid-acting insulins

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-postprandial hyperglycemia…taken before a meal

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What is used for overnight coverage of insulin in the body?

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  • just regular insulin
  • if for postprandial hyperglycemia, inject 45 min before the meal
  • lasts 10 hrs
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What is used for basal insulin maintenance and/or overnight coverage?

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NPH, the intermediate acting insulin

-lasts 4-12 hrs

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What is used for pretty much only basal insulin maintenance?

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Long acting insulin: Detemir or Glargine

-lasts 24 hrs

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Indications for insulin use?

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Type 1 or 2 diabetes

  • or Severe Hyperkalemia, remember that it also traps all of the K+ in the cell
  • use loop diuretics to eliminate K+ from the body
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Adverse effects of Insulin

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  • hypoglycemia
  • lipodystrophy
  • Resistance: they will develop insulin binding antibodies
  • Allergic rxns (rare)
  • hypokalemia
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What is the most common complication of insulin therapy?

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Hypoglycemia

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Common causes of hypoglycemia

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  • delay of a meal or a missed meal
  • exercise: exercised muscle consumes more glucose
  • overdose of insuin
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Signs of hypoglycemia

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  • confusion,m dizarre behavior, seizures, coma
  • sympathetic hyperactivity: tachycardia, palpitations, sweating, tremor
  • Parasympathetic hyperactivity: hunger, nausea
  • Patients on tight glycemic control: “hypoglycemic unawareness”
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Tx for hypoglycemia

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  • glucose: juice, candy, etc. if consciou; I.V. glucose if unconscious
  • Diazoxide: stong hyperglycemic agent- Katp channel opener…. also inhibits the release of insulin by beta cells
  • Glucagon
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MOA of Glucagon

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  • Gs coupled GPCR
  • activation of AC
  • PKA
  • phosphorylase…. glycogenolysis
  • increased expression of PEPCK and Glu-6-Pase…. gluconeogenesis
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Effects of Glucagon

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  • Hepatocytes: increased glucose output, glycogen depletion (non of this nonsense in skeletal m.)
  • Potent inotropic and chronotropic effcet on the heart
  • GI smooth muscle relaxation
  • Increase insulin release by beta-cells
  • increase release of catecholamines by chromaffin cells (contraindicatedin pheochromocytoma patients)
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Clinical uses of glucagon

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  • moderate-to severe hypoglycemia
  • beta-blocker overdose
  • Radiology of the bowel
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Amylin analog

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Pramlintide

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What is pramlintide used for?

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type 1 or 2 diabetes

-injected sc before meals as an adjunct to insulin therapy

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Adverse effects of pramlintide

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  • GI: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia

- Severe hypoglycemia, especially if used together with insulin… insulin dose should be reduced

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Drug interactions with Pramlintide

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-enhances effects of anticholinergic drugs in GI tract

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What are the long acting GLP-1 receptor agonists?

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  • Exenatide

- Liraglutide

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Clinical use of Exenatide or Liraglutide

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  • release of GLP-1 is diminished post prandially in type 2 diabetes pts
  • approved in type 2 diabetics not adequately controlled by metformin/sulfonylureas/thiazolidinediones
  • doses of other anti-diabetic meds should be reduced to avoid hypoglycemia
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Adverse effects of GLP-1 receptor antagonists

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  • Nausea, comiting, diarrhea, anorexia
  • lower risk of hypoglycemia vs. pramlintide
  • linked to cases of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer
  • possible link to thyroid cancer
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What are the DPP-4 inhibitors?

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  • the gliptins
  • Sitagliptin
  • Linagliptin
  • Saxagliptin
  • Alogliptin
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MOA of DPP-4 inhibitors?

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  • DPP-4 is a serine protease that degrades GLP-1 and other incretins
  • so… we stop that shit
  • used as adjunctive therapy w/ diet and exercise
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Averse effects of the DPP-4 inhibitors

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  • upper respiratory infections and nasopharyngitis
  • linked to acute pancreatitis
  • hypoglycemia
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Katp channel blockers

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  • sulfonylureas 1st and 2nd gen

- Non-sulfonylureas (meglitinides)

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What’s the difference between 1st and second generation sulfonylureas?

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-2nd gen has higher potency

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Clinical use of sulfonylureas

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-type 2 diabetes as a monotherapy or in combo with insulin or other anti-diabetic drugs

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adverse effects of sulfonylureas

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  • hypoglycemia
  • weight gain
  • secondary failure
  • Disulfiram-like effect of alcohol-induced flushing
  • Dermatological and general hypersensitivity reactions with other sulfonamides
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Drug interactions with sulfonylureas that enhance their hypoglycemic effect

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  • displacing from binding with plasma proteins: sulfonamides, clofibrate, and salicylates
  • enhancing the effect on Katp channel: ethanol
  • inhibiting CYP enzymes: azole antifungals, gemfibrozil, cimetidine, etc..
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Drug interactions with sulfonylureas that decrease their glucose-lowering effect

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  • inhibiting insulin secretion : beta-blockers, CCBs
  • antagonizing their effect on Kast channel: diaazoxide
  • Inducing hepatic CYP enzymes: phenytoin, griseofulvin, rifampin, etc…..
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MOA of Meglitinides

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-Katp Channel inhibitiion

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clinical use of meglitinides

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  • control of postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
  • taken orally before the meal
  • can be used either alone or in combo with other antidiabetic drugs
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Side effects of meglitinides

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  • hypoglycemia
  • secondary failure
  • weight gain
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Biguanides

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Metformin!

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MOA of metformin

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  • activation of AMP-dependent ptn kinase
  • exact mechanism unclear
  • Phophorylates stuff… leads to: inhibition of lipogenesis and gluconeogenesis, increase in glc uptake, glycolysis, and FA oxidation, lower glc levels in hyperglycemic (but not normoglycemic) states, increases insulin sensitivity
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Clinical use of metformin

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-most commonly used oral agent to treat type 2 diabetes*… first line

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Why is metformin so great?

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  • does better job of lowering glucose
  • does not cause hypoglycemia
  • no weight gain
  • taken orally
  • can be used either alone or in combo w/ other oral agents
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PK of metformin

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  • not bound to plasma proteins
  • not metabolized
  • excreted unchanged by kidneys
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Adverse effects and contraindications of metformin

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  • most common: GI complications like anorexia, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort
  • decreased absorption of B12
  • lactic acidosis, especially under conditions of hypoxia, renal and hepatic insufficiency
  • contraindicated in conditions predisposing to tissue hypoxia, renal failure, chronic alcoholism, and cirrhosis
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Thiazolidinediones

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  • Pioglitazone

- Rosiglitazone

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MOA of thiazolidinediones

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  • Ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARy)
  • endogenous ligands: PG and FFAs and their derivatives
  • but TZDs have much igher affinity for PPARy
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What is PPARy?

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a nuclear receptor expressed primarily in fat, muscle, liver tissue, and endothelium
-heterodimeric PPARy/RXR binds to specific DNA PPRE sequences to either increase or decrease gene transcription

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What are the effects of PPARy activation on gene expression?

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  • increased GLUT4 in skeletal m.: enhanced glucose uptake, reduced hyperglycemia
  • same for adipocytes
  • increased IRS1,2, and PI3K: increased insulin sensitivity
  • Increased Adiponectin and other adipiokines: increased insulin sensitivity and decreased inflammation
  • decreases gluconeogenesis
  • decreases NFKB and AP-1 transactivation: decreased production of IL’s and other cytokines… antiinflammatory
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important PK thing for TZDs

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  • it’s metabolized by the liver, so things that induce CYP will decrease its half life
  • safe to administer to patients with renal failure
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clinical use of TZDs?

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  • type 2 diabetes
  • delays progression of prediabetes to type 3 diabetes
  • euglycemic drug…. no hypoglycemia when used alone
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Adverse effects of TZDs

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  • weight gain, especially if with insulin
  • Edema: increased ENaC in kidneys
  • Exacerbation of heart failure
  • Link to the increased risk of bladder cancer
  • Osteoporosis
  • Increased TC and LDL-C (rosiglitazone
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SGLT2 inhibitors

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  • Canagliflozin
  • Dapagliflozin
  • Empagliflozin
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MOA of SGLT2 inhibitors

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-inhibit the SGLT2 transporter, which lets us excrete some glucose into the urine… reduces hyperglycemia

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Other effects of SGLT2 inhibitors

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  • osmotic iduresis
  • induces weight loss
  • reduces blood pressure
  • reduce plasma levels of uric acid
  • do not cause hypoglycemia when used alone
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Clinical use of SGLT2 inhibitors

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  • as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes
  • taken orally before the first meal once a day
  • in pts with hypovolemia, this condition should be corrected before the start of therapy
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Adverse effects of SGLT2 inhibitors

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  • hypotension
  • hypovolemia: dizziness, syncope
  • Genital and urinary tract infections
  • hypoglycemia if combined with insulin or insulin secretagogues
  • increased LDL-C
  • renal function impairment: fall inglomerular filtration rate, increase plasma creatinine
  • hyperkalemia
  • development of ketoacidosis
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Alpha-glycosidase inhibitors

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  • Acarbose

- Miglitol

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MOA of alph-glycosidase inhibitors

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  • competitive inhibition of a-glycosidases, a family of enzyme located on the brush border of intestinal epithelium
  • only monosaccharaides are absorbed from GI into the blood
  • Enzyme inhibition defer digestion and thus absorption of ingested starch and disaccharides
  • lower postprandial hyperglyemia to creat an insulin-sparing effect
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Clinical use of alpha-glycosidase inhibitors

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  • type 2 diabetes as monotherapy or in combo with other oral antidiabetic agents or insulin
  • taken orally at mealtime
  • do not cause hypoglycemia when used alone
  • do not cause weight gain
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Adverse effects of alpha-glycosidase inhibitors

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  • most common: malabsorption, flatulence, diarrhea, and abdominal bloating
  • hypoglycemia has been described when combined with insulin or insulin secretagogues
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Drug interactions

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-decrease absorption of digoxin and propranolol and ranitidine

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