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Patricia Keresztes1, Annette Peacock-Johnson
1Patricia Keresztes and Annette Peacock-Johnson are associate professors of nursing at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Contact author: Patricia Keresztes, pkeresztes@att.net. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Of the more than 30 million Americans who have diabetes mellitus, as many as 95% have type 2 diabetes. While interventions for type 2 diabetes include modifying diet and exercise, pharmacologic therapy is a mainstay in diabetes treatment. In recent years, with the addition of new medications and medication classifications, pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes has changed dramatically. Nurses need to understand the many pharmacologic agents and combination therapies now in use. This article includes established as well as more recently introduced type 2 diabetes medications, as well as nursing implications regarding patient education and the monitoring of patients for adverse effects.
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