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Is Australia lagging behind in its approach to type 2 diabetes?
Manage episode 492605092 series 2462950
We might need an update to first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, according to some experts.
In Australia metformin is the first-line treatment, with drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors considered a second-line approach if needed.
They work by increasing glucose excretion in the urine.
In the United States it’s common to use them as first-line treatment alongside metformin. Is that the right approach?
Guest/s
- Dr Ted Wu, endocrinologist and director of the diabetes centre at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney
57 episodes
Manage episode 492605092 series 2462950
We might need an update to first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, according to some experts.
In Australia metformin is the first-line treatment, with drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors considered a second-line approach if needed.
They work by increasing glucose excretion in the urine.
In the United States it’s common to use them as first-line treatment alongside metformin. Is that the right approach?
Guest/s
- Dr Ted Wu, endocrinologist and director of the diabetes centre at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney
57 episodes
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