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SGLT2 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
Raymond A Plodkowski1, Megan E McGarvey1, Heather M Huribal1
1is a former chief of endocrinology and was an endocrinologist at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno. Dr. Plodkowski, , and are endocrinologists in the Division of Endocrinology, and Dr. McGarvey is also the associate program director of the Endocrinology Fellowship, all at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. Dr. Nguyen is the medical director of Las Vegas Endocrinology and an adjunct associate professor of medicine at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, both in Nevada, and a clinical associate professor of clinical education at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, California. and are medical students at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine. is a senior medical resident at Valley Hospital Medical Center/Touro University.
Abstract:
SGLT2 inhibitors are plausible second-line drugs that provide powerful additional A1c-lowering effects while inducing weight loss without hypoglycemia.
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