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Treatment of diabetes:
Life style modification
Insulin
Oral hypoglycemic agents
Life style modification
Diet control
Exercise
Smoking cessation
DIET CONTROL
All diabetic patients should be on
diet control.
Diet control is a must either the
patient is taking insulin or oral
therapy.
Over weight should be reduced .
DIET CONTROL
Diet control should be tried at
first
before
the
next
step
[insulin or tablets] especially in
obese patients, When diet fails
drugs are indicated.
DIET CONTROL
The diet for a diabetic patient is
not so different from the healthy
diets for the whole population.
Simple sugars Carbohydrate [as
sucrose], should be limited for the
diet of diabetic patients.
DIET CONTROL
Carbohydrate content should be in
a fiber-rich diet [for example
fruits containing fibers as apples].
….. because the fiber content
of diet delays absorption of
carbohydrates avoiding the rapid
elevation of blood glucose levels.
DIET CONTROL
Calories :
Calories should be tailored to the •
need of the patient.
Diet should contain:
Carbohydrates → 50 - 55%
Fat→ 30-35%
Protein →10 - 15%
Indication of Insulin
Type 1 diabetes
Unstable diabetes
Type 2 diabetes failed on SUs.
Pregnant diabetic patients
Surgery (all diabetic patients)
Diabetic coma
Oral hypoglycemic agents
Biguanides
Sulfonylureas
α- glucosidase inhibitors
Thiazolidinediones
Prandial glucose regulator
Biguanides
Biguanides are derivatives of the
antimalarial agent Chloroguanide.
Which is found to have hypoglycemic
action.
The most commonly used member of
biguanides is Metformin [Cidophage].
Biguanides
Indication:
Type 2 diabetes failed on diet
Metformin can be given alone or in
combination with sulfonylureas or
Insulin
Biguanides
Mode of action
Biguanides [Metformin] is an
Antihyperglycemic and not
Hypoglycemic agent.
It does not stimulate pancreas to secrete
insulin and does not cause hypoglycemia
(as a side effect) even in large doses.
Also it has no effect on secretion of
Glucagon or Somatostatin.
Biguanides
Mode of action:
Decreases the intestinal
absorption of CHO
Increases glucose uptake (GLUT 4)
Increases glucose utilization
(glycogensynthase)
Increases glycolysis via anaerobic
pathway (lactic acidosis)
Biguanides
Pharmacokinetics:
Metformin is well absorbed
from small intestine, stable,
does not bind to plasma
proteins, excreted unchanged
in urine.
Half life of Metformin is 1.5 -
4.5 hours, taken in three doses
with meals
Biguanides
Side effects:
occur in 20-25 % of patients.
include.. Diarrhea, abdominal
discomfort, nausea, metallic
taste and decreased absorption
of vitamin B12.
Biguanides
Contraindications
Patients with renal or hepatic
impairment.
Past history of lactic acidosis.
Heart failure, Chronic lung
disease.
.. These conditions predispose to
increased lactate production which
causes lactic acidosis which is fatal.
SULFONYLUREAS
SUs., have been discovered during
the 2nd. World war (sulfonamide).
SUs are drugs that used orally to
control blood glucose levels of type
2 diabetes.
SULFONYLUREAS
Types:
First generation,
Chlorpropamide (Pamidin)
Tolbutamide (Diamol)
Second generation,
Gliclazide (Diamicron)
Glibenclamide (Daonil)
Glipizide (Minidiab)
Third generation,
Glimepiride (Diabride) (Amaryl)
SULFONYLUREAS
Mechanism of action:
Pancreatic effect
Extra-pancreatic effect
SULFONYLUREAS
Pancreatic effect:
Increase insulin release from
•
pancreas
Suppress secretions of Glucagon
•
SULFONYLUREAS
Extra pancreatic effect:
Increases the number of insulin
receptors
Increases post-receptor insulin
sensitivity
Increases glucolysis
Increases glycogen storage in
muscle and liver
Decreases the hepatic output of
glucose
SULFONYLUREAS
Pharmacokinetics:
They are effectively absorbed
from gastrointestinal tract.
Food can reduce the absorption of
sulfonylurea.
Sulfonylureas are more effective
when given 30 minutes before
eating.
Plasma protein binding is high 90 –
99 % .. mainly bind to albumen.
SULFONYLUREAS
1st
Pharmacokinetics:
generation members have
short half lives.
2nd generation is administered
once, twice or several times
daily.
3rd generation is administered
once daily.
SULFONYLUREAS
Pharmacokinetics:
All sulfonylurea are metabolized by
liver and their metabolites are
excreted in urine with about 20 %
excreted unchanged.
Sulfonylurea should be administered
with caution to patients with either
renal or hepatic insufficiency.
SULFONYLUREAS
Adverse Reactions :
Very few adverse reactions [4 %] in
the first generation and rare in the 2nd
and 3rd generation.
SUs may induce hypoglycemia especially
in elderly patients with impaired
hepatic or renal functions-These cases
of hypoglycemia are treated by I/V
glucose infusion.
SULFONYLUREAS
Adverse Reactions :
First generation may induce other
side effects as …nausea and
vomiting & dermatological
reactions
…These side effects are fewer in
the 2nd generation and rare in the
3rd generation.
SULFONYLUREAS
Drug interactions:
Some drugs may enhance or
suppress the actions of
sulfonylureas Either by
affecting:
Their metabolism and excretion
The concentration of free
sulfonylureas in plasma through
competing them on plasma
proteins.
Drug – Drug interaction
NSAIDs
Barbiturates
Salicylates
Thiazide and loop
diuretics
Sulfonamide
ß-blockers
Chloramphenicol
Diazepam
MAOI
Sympathomimetics
Corticosteroids
Oestrogen /
Progesterone
combinations
SULFONYLUREAS
Contraindications :
Type 1 DM
Pregnancy and Lactation.
Significant hepatic or renal
failure.
α Glucosidase Inhibititor
Acarbose (Glucobay)
Indicated for type 2
diabetes
In addition with diet
In addition with other anti-
diabetic therapies
Acarbose (Glucobay)
Mode of action:
Poorly absorbed 1% (act locally in
G.I.T.)
Inhibits α glucosidase, so inhibits
CHO degradation
Dose:
50mg to 100mg 3 times daily
before meals
Acarbose (Glucobay)
Side effects:
Flatulence (77%)
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain (21%)
Decreased iron absorption
Thiazolidenedione
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Pioglitazone
(Actos)
Thiazolidenedione
Mode of action:
Insulin sensitizer (increase insulin
sensitivity in muscle, adipose
tissue & liver)
They are not insulin secretagogues
(Not insulin releasers)
Thiazolidenedione
Drawbacks:
They are not effective alone in case
of severe insulin deficiency and should
be combined with sulfonylurea or
metformin or both
Side effects:
Hepatotoxicity
weight gain
Dyslipidaemia (increases LDL)
Prandial glucose regulators
(Meglitinide)
Example:
Repaglinide, Novonorm
(NovoNordisk)
Rational:
Fast acting, short duration non-
sulfonylurea
Designed to minimize mealtime
blood glucose peaks
Repaglinide, Novonorm
Mechanism of action:
Stimulation of pancreatic insulin
release by closing ß-cells KATP
channels
Very rapid onset of action and
short duration (TMAX = 1 hour,
metabolized by liver T1/2 = 70
minutes)
No hypoglycemic metabolites
Repaglinide, Novonorm
Clinical efficacy:
Improves postprandial glycemia
Less effective in decreasing fasting
blood glucose levels and HbA1C
drawbacks:
Fails to provides a stable 24 hours
blood glucose control
Complicated dosage style (3-8
tablets/daily)
How to adapt the dosage to the meal
volume?