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Lecture 18 - Medicines for Type 2 Diabetes Flashcards

1
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What type of medicine is metformin?

A

a biguanide

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2
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What is metformin?

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first line oral glucose lowering agent for type 2 diabetes

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3
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How many people is metformin prescribed to?

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83.6% of patients in the UK with type 2 diabetes (2013)

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4
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What are the advantages of metformin?

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it doesn’t cause weight gain or hypoglycaemia

can be used in overweight patients

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5
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When was metformin first used?

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1953

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6
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What is the most important effect of metformin?

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to reduce hepatic glucose production

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7
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Mechanism of action of metformin?

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still unknown

can affect multiple cellular processes and the most widely accepted is linked to inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain-complex 1

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8
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How does metformin enter hepatocytes?

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through the organic cation transporter 1

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9
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What does inhibiton of the complex 1 of the respiratory chain cause?

A

inhibition of ATP synthesis

increase in AMP

activation of AMPK

phosphorylation and inhibition of CRTC2

inhibition of gluconeogenic gene expression

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10
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What is CRTC2?

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a transcription factor that normally plays a role in transcription of genes involved in gluconeogenesis so when blocked it leads to decreased synthesis of genes and reduction in glucose production

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11
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Side effects of metformin?

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GI effects such as diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, reduced appetite

vit B12 deficiency

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12
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What % of patients on metformin have a reduced appetite?

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20%

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13
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What % of patients discontinue metformin use from GI side effects?

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5%

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14
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How does metformin cause B12 deficiency?

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it reduces intestinal absorption of vit B12 in up to 30% of patients and lower serum levels in a dose-dependent manner in 5-10% of patients

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15
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What symptoms does B12 deficiency cause?

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tiredness and tingling in hands and feet

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16
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What is a rare side effect of metformin?

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lactic acidosis

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17
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Brands of metformin?

A 
bolamyn
diagment
glucient 
glucophage
metabet
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18
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What do sulfonylureas do?

A

stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells

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19
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How to sulfonylureas work?

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they bind to ATP-gated K+ channels, causing channel closure and membrane depolarisation, which causes calcium to enter the cell and stimulate insulin secretion

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20
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Daonil?

A

glibenclamide

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21
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Diamicron, Diamicron MR?

A

gliclazide

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22
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Glibenese, Minodiab?

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Glipizide

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23
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Amaryl?

A

glimepiride

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24
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Tolbutamide?

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tolbutamide

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25
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Names of sulfonylureas?

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glibenclamide, gliclazide, glipizide, glimepiride, tolbutamide

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26
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Side effects of sulfonylureas?

A

Hypoglycaemia, can also cause weight gain

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27
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What are meglitinides?

A

prandial glucose regulators

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28
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Mechanism of action of meglitinides?

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similar mechanism to sulfonylureas but rapid onset and short duration

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29
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When are meglitinides taken?

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before meals

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30
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Examples of meglitinides?

A

repaglinide, nateglinide

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31
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Prandin?

A

repaglinide

32
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Starlix?

A

Nateglinide

33
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What are thiazolidinediones?

A

Glitazones

34
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What is the only tablet in the thiazolidinediones?

A

pioglitazone

35
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How do glitazones work?

A

increase insulin sensitivity by stimulating the expression of insulin sensitising genes

they are insulin sensitisers

36
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What do thiazolidinediones bind to?

A

the nuclear receptor PPAR gamma

37
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What does PPAR gamma do?

A

works with retinoid X receptor to drive the expression of insulin sensitising genes

38
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What are examples of insulin sensitising genes?

A

GLUT4, PI3 kinase, IRS proteins

39
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Medicines in the thiazolidinedione group?

A

pioglitazone, and pioglitazone in combination with metformin

40
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Actos?

A

pioglitazone

41
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Competact?

A

pioglitazone & metformin

42
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Side effects of thiazolidinediodes?

A

water retention (oedema) and weight gain

43
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What are GLP-1 analogues?

A

incretin mimetics

glucagon like peptide 1 analogues that increase insulin release

44
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What is GLP1

A

glucagon like peptide 1

45
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What happens when GLP1 is released?

A

following food intake released with GIP, they activate or stimulate insulin release from pancreatic beta cells

46
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GLP and GIP are degraded by?

A

they have short have lives and are degraded by protease DPP4

47
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Examples of GLP-1 analogues

A

exenatide, liraglutide, lixisenatide, dulaglutide, semaglutaide

48
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Byetta?

A

exenatide (twice daily injection)

49
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Bydureon?

A

exenatide (once weekly injection)

50
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Victoza?

A

liraglutide (once daily injection)

51
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Lixumia?

A

lixisenatide (once daily injection)

52
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Trulicity?

A

dulaglutide (once weekly injection)

53
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Ozempic?

A

semaglutide (once weekly injection)

54
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What are DPP4 inhibitors?

A

gliptins

they bind to DPP4 and inhibit its activity, which allows endogenously produced GLP-1 and GIP to accumulate to higher levels and stimulate more secretion of insulin

55
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DPP4 medicines?

A

sitagliptin, vildagliptin, saxagliptin, alogliptin, linagliptin

56
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Januvia and janumet?

A

sitagliptin

sitaglipin & metformin

57
Q

galvus and eucreas?

A

Vildagliptin

vildagliptin & metformin

58
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Onglyza & Kombolyze?

A

saxagliptin

saxagliptin & metformin

59
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Vipidia & vipdomet?

A

alogliptin

alogliptin & metformin

60
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Trajenta & Jentadueto?

A

linagliptin

linagliptin & metformin

61
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What do alpha glucosidase inhibitor (Acarbose) do?

A

slow down the absorption of starchy foods by intestine - slows the rise in blood glucose after a meal

62
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What do SGLT2 inhibits do?

A

act by inhibiting glucose transporter SGLT2, which functions in the kidney to mediate glucose reabsorption, excess glucose is lost in urine

63
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Examples of SGLT2 inhibitors?

A

dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, canagliflozin

64
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Forxiga?

A

dapagliflozin

65
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Invokana?

A

canagliflozin

66
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Jardiance?

A

empagliflozin

67
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What else is important to control symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

A

eating a healthy diet and regular exercise

68
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What else may be prescribed if glucose control is not adequate in type 2 diabetes?

69
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What has type 2 been discovered as?

A

A reversible disease

70
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What happens if monotherapy does not work for someone with type 2 diabetes?

A

an additional oral antidiabetic might be added, can also move to triple therapy if this is not enough

71
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Surgery for diabetes?

A

~65% of patients with type 2 diabetes were no longer on any diabetic medication 2 years after bariatric surgery

72
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What have NICE recommended with surgery?

A

all patients in the UK with BMI>35 with recent onset type 2 diabetes should be assessed for surgery

73
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What is the initial cost of surgery?

74
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What else has been shown to put type 2 diabetes into remission?

A

a very low calorie diet of about 600-700 calories per day

can put diabetes into remission after 4-6 weeks

75
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What is the success of the low calorie diet correlated with?

A

weight loss - fat loss from pancreas and the liver

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