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Disease state management: Type 2 diabetes

Jenny Gowan, Louis Roller

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Abstract

There are many changes in the management of type 2 diabetes and the many combination therapies now available for glucose lowering are causing confusion among both patients and prescribers. This article aims to encourage pharmacists to check that people with diabetes are taking the best available medications to achieve good glycaemic control and reduction of risk factors.

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There are many changes in the management of type 2 diabetes and the many combination therapies now available for glucose lowering are causing confusion among both patients and prescribers. This article aims to encourage pharmacists to check that people with diabetes are taking the best available medications to achieve good glycaemic control and reduction of risk factors.

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There are many changes in the management of type 2 diabetes and the many combination therapies now available for glucose lowering are causing confusion among both patients and prescribers. This article aims to encourage pharmacists to check that people with diabetes are taking the best available medications to achieve good glycaemic control and reduction of risk factors.

Key concepts: Confusion, Type 2 diabetes, Medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Intensive care medicine, Diabetes management, Disease, Disease management

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