metformin

Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach: position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Inzucchi, Silvio E; Bergenstal, Richard M; Buse, John B; Diamant, Michaela; Ferrannini, Ele; Nauck, Michael; Peters, Anne L; Tsapas, Apostolos; Wender, Richard; Matthews, David R
Diabetes care; 2012 Jun;35(6):1364-79. PMID: 22517736
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A Newly Diagnosed Patient with a High BMI

A 38-year-old Caucasian male presents to your office reporting symptoms of fatigue, thirst, and weight loss. He has not been to a physician since his late 20s. Your physical examination shows high blood pressure (150/96 mmHg) and a BMI (body-mass index) of 36 kg/m2. There is a family history of cardiovascular disease, although the patient himself reports having no personal history of cardiac symptoms or cardiovascular events.

A Partnership to Optimize Patient Health in Diabetes

There is almost no other disease as pervasive as type 2 diabetes, a disease that has touched almost every family in America. Although there was a time when we had limited management tools, we now have ten classes of medications plus many kinds of insulin available as options.  The result is a choice of many treatment combinations, which, however welcome, can also be overwhelming for the practicing physician. With so many choices it becomes very hard to decide what comes after metformin.