piperidines and 2-4-thiazolidinedione

Diabetes is a major and growing health problem in the US. An incredible array of different oral medications is now on the market. Clinicians should understand all these new medications and in which clinical picture they will work best.

Topics: Benzamides; Carbamates; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Therapy, Combination; Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Metformin; Piperidines; Sulfonylurea Compounds; Thiazoles; Thiazolidinediones

In this article two new peroral antidiabetics are introduced. The first is repaglinide, a prandial glucose regulator. The second is rosiglitazone, a member of the thiazolidinediones family, which improves the sensitivity of tissues to insulin and reduces insulin resistance.

Topics: Administration, Oral; Carbamates; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Pioglitazone; Piperidines; Rosiglitazone; Thiazoles; Thiazolidinediones

Topics: Administration, Oral; Carbamates; Cyclohexanes; Diabetes Mellitus; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Glucose; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Insulin; Insulin Secretion; Nateglinide; Phenylalanine; Piperidines; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; Thiazoles; Thiazolidinediones; Transcription Factors

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with potentially devastating long-term complications. Despite the tremendous body of research and experience in the adult population, relatively little is established regarding this condition and its optimal management in children and adolescents. The pediatric community awaits results of ongoing trials as well as further study of optimal intervention in children, as they continue to extrapolate management practices from their adult counterparts.

Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Carbamates; Child; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Metformin; Piperidines; Sulfonylurea Compounds; Thiazolidinediones; Treatment Outcome

Topics: 1-Deoxynojirimycin; Acarbose; Carbamates; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Glucosamine; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Imino Pyranoses; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Pioglitazone; Piperidines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Thiazoles; Thiazolidinediones