I’m going to cover sulfonylureas tonight; this class is a mainstay in the treatment Type 2 diabetes. Other than metformin, these drugs are probably the most frequent oral class used. The most frequent names that come to mind are glipizide, glimepiride, and...
Today, it’s the DDP-4 inhibitors! DPP-4 inhibitors can be expensive which may limit their use from time to time. These drugs work to increase the amount of incretin in the body. You can look back at my post on Byetta/Victoza which should be under the diabetes...
A few months back, I had this enlightening interaction with a nursing home resident: I was working away at a nurses’ station and this elderly gentleman strolls by in his wheel chair, telling me I must be a student (probably because I look like I’m 12). I said...
I’m going to flip back to oral diabetes meds to cover a new agent that has recently been approved. It is a new class of diabetes med, but generally means it’s going to be quite expensive. This drug is Invokana (canagliflozin). It basically lowers glucose by causing an...
Thanks to Sarah Taylor, Pharm.D. for her guest post tonight! Sliding scale insulin, or SSI, is commonly seen in nursing homes, however, it might suprise most healthcare workers to hear that this form of diabetes “management” is not considered best...
