Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

Overview of Diabetes Mellitus

3

 

Description

4

 

Prevalence

4

 

Classification

6

 

Type 1 Diabetes

6

 

Type 2 Diabetes

6

 

Gestational Diabetes

8

 

Other Types of Diabetes

8

 

Other Disorders of Glucose Regulation

9

 

Presentation

10

 

Screening for Diabetes

11

 

Diagnosis

11

 

Management of Diabetes

11

 

Natural History and Prognosis

12

2

Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

14

 

Metabolic Syndrome

14

 

Insulin Resistance

15

 

Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

21

3

Overview of Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

29

 

Clinical Evaluation

29

 

Glycemic Control

29

 

Goals of Therapy

31

 

Assessment of Glycemic Control

32

 

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

32

 

Hemoglobin A1c

33

 

Types of Therapy

34

 

Other Therapeutic Considerations

35

 

Patient Education

35

4

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)

37

 

Medical Nutritional Therapy

37

 

Improving Postprandial Dysmetabolism

43

 

Mediterranean-Style Diet

44

 

Recommendations

46

 

Physical Activity

49

 

Amount of Exercise

50

 

Evaluation Prior to Exercise

51

 

Coronary Heart Disease

51

 

Diabetic Retinopathy

51

 

Other Considerations

52

 

Preparing for Exercise

53

 

Weight Control

53

 

Smoking Cessation

57

 

Psychosocial Risk Reduction

60

5

Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

63

 

Intensive Glycemic Control

63

 

Rationale

63

 

Disadvantages

63

 

Clinical Trials

64

 

Patient Selection

66

 

General Approach to Glycemic Control

67

 

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

68

 

Pharmacologic Therapy

68

 

Drug Classes for Glycemic Control

69

 

Insulin Secretagogues

69

 

Metformin

76

 

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs)

77

 

Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors

80

 

DPP-4 Inhibitors

82

 

Incretin Mimetics

83

 

Amylin Analogs

84

 

Insulin

84

 

Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

86

 

Special Patient Populations

91

 

Elderly

91

 

Acute MI

91

 

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

92

 

Severe/Frequent Hypoglycemia

92

6

Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Type 2 Diabetes

93

 

Macrovascular Disease

93

 

Cardiovascular Disease

94

 

Cerebrovascular Disease

94

 

Peripheral Arterial Disease

94

 

Treatment of Macrovascular Disease

96

 

Diabetic Retinopathy

98

 

Treatment

99

 

Diabetic Nephropathy

99

 

Types

100

 

Stages

100

 

Treatment

101

 

Diabetic Neuropathy

102

 

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

103

 

Infections

103

 

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

104

 

Hyperosmolar Coma

105

 

Hypoglycemia

105

 

Other Complications

106

7

Control of Dyslipidemia in Type 2 Diabetes

108

 

Overview of Diabetic Dyslipidemia

108

 

Lipid Profile

108

 

Lipid Therapy and the New CHD Paradigm

109

 

Intensive LDL Lowering

110

 

Dyslipidemia Trials in the General Population

110

 

Placebo-Controlled Trials

110

 

Statin vs. Statin Trials

113

 

Imaging Trials

114

 

Statin Trials in Type 2 Diabetes

115

 

Fibrate Trials in Type 2 Diabetes

116

 

Therapeutic Implications

117

 

Goals of Therapy

119

 

Treatment of Elevated LDL Cholesterol

119

 

Treatment of Low HDL Cholesterol

122

 

Treatment of Elevated Triglyceride

123

 

Drug Therapy for Dyslipidemia

126

 

Statin Therapy

126

 

Adjuncts to Statin Therapy

127

 

Ezetimibe

127

 

Niacin

127

 

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

127

 

Fibrates

128

 

Bile Acid Sequestrants

128

8

Control of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes

132

 

Diagnosis of Hypertension

133

 

Treatment of Hypertension

133

 

Blood Pressure Goals

134

 

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

134

 

Drug Therapy

135

 

Initial Therapy

135

 

Rapidity of Blood Pressure Lowering and Intensification of Therapy

137

 

Use of Specific Drug Therapy

138

 

ACE Inhibitors

138

 

ARBs

139

 

Renin Inhibitors

140

 

Diuretics

141

 

Beta Blockers

141

 

Calcium Antagonists

143

 

Vasodilators

145

9

Other Measures to Reduce Atherothrombosis

146

 

Antiplatelet Therapy

146

 

Aspirin

146

 

Clopidogrel

149

 

Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel

151

 

Glycoprotein llb/llla Inhibitors

152

 

ACE Inhibitors/ARBs

153

 

Fish Oil

156

 

Alcohol

156

 

Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines

157

10

Clinical Trials

158

 

Diabetes Care Trials

158

 

Diabetes Epidemiology Studies

164

11

Diabetes Drug Summaries

169

 

Acarbose

169

 

Colesevelam

169

 

Exenatide

170

 

Glimepiride

171

 

Glipizide

171

 

Glipizide/Metformin Combination

172

 

Glyburide

173

 

Glyburide/Metformin Combination

174

 

Metformin

175

 

Miglitol

176

 

Nateglinide

176

 

Pioglitazone

177

 

Pioglitazone/Glimepiride Combination

178

 

Pioglitazone/Metformin Combination

178

 

Pramlintide

180

 

Repaglinide

181

 

Rosiglitazone

182

 

Rosiglitazone/Glimepiride Combination

183

 

Rosiglitazone/Metformin Combination

184

 

Sitagliptin

185

 

Sitagliptin/Metformin Combination

186

 

Insulin

187

 

Index

189