Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Selecrtion of Blood Glucose Lowering Drug
Rapid increase of spread of type 2 diabetes mellitus represents one of the global problems for health care worldwide. Successful treatment of the disease may be expected only based on thorough understanding of its pathogenesis. Due to this, it is considered important to reach level of glycemia close to normal range. However, this task is complicated by development of renal and hepatic pathologies in some patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus resulting in restricted use of blood glucose lowering drugs. Moreover, effective treatment is hindered by the fact that majority of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are overweight and this situation deteriorates with age. Here, the most effective therapeutic approaches used in these cases are discussed.