OBJECTIVE To systematically review the evidence for the prevention of type 2 diabetes by pharmacological therapies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Randomized controlled trials and cohort studies examining the effect of oral hypoglycemic agents, antiobesity agents, antihypertensive agents, statins, fibrates, and estrogen on the incidence of type 2 diabetes were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, th...

This report focuses on a 16-year-old girl afflicted with hypoglycemia after administration of medications for gastrointestinal symptoms. Repaglinide-induced hypoglycemia was suspected when a tablet of repaglinide was noted in the drug package that she had been given. As the use of various types of oral hypoglycemic agents has increased, a definitive diagnosis of drug-induced hypoglycemia has be...

This DESG Teaching Letter was written by the DESG Executive commitee: Executive commitee: Dr. J.M. BOAVIDA, MD, Lisbon – Portugal (President); Dr. A. BROOKS, MD, Winchester – UK (Vice-President); Dr. I. HARMAN-BOEHM, MD, Sheva – Israel. (Director Educational Strategies); Ms. D. VARAKLA, Athens – Greece (Honorary Secretary); Dr. A. BALDELLI, MD, Rome – Italy (Honorary Treasurer); Dr. R. CHLUP, M...

Aims and Scope. Aims of the paper are to suggest the best treatment to improve the glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes using hypoglycemic agents, in particularly, we think that every patient is different from another one in terms of BMI, family history, duration of the disease and so on. We propose for every clinical aspect the best hypoglycemic agents to use, considering the scie...

Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease that manifests as scaly erythematous plaques as a consequence of keratinocyte hyperproliferation and inflammation. It is commonly associated with diabetes, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome. While there are numerous approved treatment options available, they have limitations including availability, toxicities such as immunosuppression, a...