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World J Diabetes. Sep 15, 2016; 7(17): 354-395
Published online Sep 15, 2016. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v7.i17.354
Published online Sep 15, 2016. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v7.i17.354
Update on the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Juan José Marín-Peñalver, Iciar Martín-Timón, Cristina Sevillano-Collantes, Francisco Javier del Cañizo-Gómez, Section of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, 28031 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: Marín-Peñalver JJ, Martín-Timón I, Sevillano-Collantes C and del Cañizo-Gómez FJ contributed equally to this work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Dr. Francisco Javier del Cañizo-Gómez, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Endocrinology Section, Section of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Avda Gran Vía del Este 80, 28031 Madrid, Spain. fjcanizog@salud.madrid.org
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Received: March 29, 2016
Peer-review started: March 30, 2016
First decision: May 17, 2016
Revised: July 2, 2016
Accepted: July 20, 2016
Article in press: July 22, 2016
Published online: September 15, 2016
Processing time: 165 Days and 20.1 Hours
Peer-review started: March 30, 2016
First decision: May 17, 2016
Revised: July 2, 2016
Accepted: July 20, 2016
Article in press: July 22, 2016
Published online: September 15, 2016
Processing time: 165 Days and 20.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: To achieve good metabolic control in diabetes and keep long term, a combination of changes in lifestyle and pharmacological treatment is necessary. Physicians should be familiar with the different types of existing drugs for the treatment of diabetes and select the most effective, safe and better tolerated by patients. This article reviews current and future treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, its use in clinical practice and in special situations such as kidney failure and elderly patient, with an emphasis on agents introduced within the last decade.