Oral medications and GLP-1 receptor agonists in treating T2DM Flashcards
What is the MOA of metformin (biguanide)?
Activates AMPK in hepatocytes and skeletal muscle which decreases ATP consuming reactions and increases ATP producing reactions= leads to increased insulin sensitivity
-In hepatocytes: decreases gluconeogenesis and decreases cholesterol, TG, and FAT synthesis
In skeletal muscle: increases GLUT4 translocation which leads to increased glucose uptake
What are the therapeutic effects of metformin?
- High efficacy (lowers a1c more than 1.5%)
- No hypoglycemia
- Lower plasma glucose leads to lower plasma insulin (beneficial for PCOS tx)
- Lowers LDL-C, TGs, and increases HDL-C
- Weight neutral/weight loss
What are adverse effects seen in metformin?
- GI issues- diarrhea, nausea, abdominal discomfort, metallic taste, decrease vit B12 absorption
- Lactic acidosis (rare)- more likely in pts with decreased kidney function, tissue hypoxia (from cardiopulmonary disease), liver toxicity, and excess alcohol use
What are important considerations of metformin?
- First line choice with therapeutic lifestyle changes
- To minimize GI effects, take with food and start at a low dose to then titrate slowly up
- Contraindicated in pts with severe renal impairment (GFR<30), liver disease, alcohol abuse, unstable or acute HF, hemodynamic instability due to infection
- Temporarily discontinue metformin in patients at risk of developing lactic acidosis- IV iodinated contrast material (contrast nephropathy), acute dehydration or sepsis
What are examples of thiazolidinediones (TZDs)?
Pioglitazone and rosiglitazone
What is the MOA of TZDs (-glitazones)?
Act as a PPARgamma agonist (nuclear receptor) that leads to gene transcription
- Fat: increases good adipocytokines and decreases bad adipocytokines with inflammatory cytokines (increases AMPK and insulin sensitivity)
- Skeletal muscle: increases GLUT4 translocation which increases glucose uptake
- Liver: decreases hepatic glucose production
What are therapeutic effects of TZDs?
- Decreases A1C by 1-1.5%= medium efficacy
- No hypoglycemia
- Lowers TGs and increases HDL-C
What are side effects of TZDs?
- Hepatotoxicity
- Edema from sodium/water retention
- Weight gain
- Increases bone fractures
- Increases bladder cancer risk (pioglitazone)
What are important considerations of TZDs?
- Relatively slow effects (takes 1-2 weeks for onset and months for full effect)
- Baseline LFTs and check often
- Monitor signs for HF (increased risk if combined with insulin)
- Contraindications: HF, bladder cancer, fracture risk. active liver disease
What are examples of sulfonylureas?
Glimepiride, glipizide, and glyburide (second gens)
What are examples of non-sulfonylureas or meglitinides)
Nateglinide and repaglinide
What is the MOA for SUs and Non-SUs?
Bind to extracellular sulfonylurea receptor subunit of the ATP sensitive K channels on the B cell–> close K ATP channels–> depolarization–> increase activation of VGCC’s–> increase insulin secretion (still effective even if plasma glucose becomes too low)
T/F: SUs and Non-SUs are high efficacy drugs for lowering A1C
True
What are adverse effects seen with SUs and Non-SUs?
Hypoglycemia and weight gain
What are important considerations for SUs and Non-SUs?
- Risk factors for hypoglycemia: after exercise or missed meal, high dose, excessive alcohol, impaired renal/liver function
- Will not be effective in treating T1D since it works by using beta cells