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- A comparison of glycaemic effects of sitagliptin and sulfonylureas in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Full Author : ['Shankar, R R', 'Xu, L', 'Golm, G T', "O'Neill, E A", 'Goldstein, B J', 'Kaufman, K D', 'Engel, S S']
Journal Title : International journal of clinical practice
Chapter : Section3
Journal Year : 2015
Cited by : Not Available
INTRODUCTION: In the USA, 45% of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are elderly (>/= 65 years old). In general, use of sulfonylurea increases with patient age as does the associated risk for hypoglycaemia, and the consequences of hypoglycaemia .....
Keywords : ["type diabetes mellitus", "glycaemic effect", "elderly patient", "sulfonylureas", "sitagliptin", "comparison"]