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Diabetes Metab J. 2017 Oct;41(5):357-366. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2017.41.5.357.

Combination Therapy of Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Diabetes & metabolism journal

Min Kyong Moon, Kyu Yeon Hur, Seung Hyun Ko, Seok O Park, Byung Wan Lee, Jin Hwa Kim, Sang Youl Rhee, Hyun Jin Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Nan Hee Kim,

Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  3. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Gwangmyeong Sungae Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.
  5. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  6. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
  7. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  8. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  9. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  10. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. [email protected].

PMID: 29086533 PMCID: PMC5663674 DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2017.41.5.357

Abstract

The Korean Diabetes Association (KDA) recently updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on antihyperglycemic agent therapy for adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In combination therapy of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs), general recommendations were not changed from those of the 2015 KDA guidelines. The Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines of the KDA has extensively reviewed and discussed the results of meta-analyses and systematic reviews of effectiveness and safety of OHAs and many clinical trials on Korean patients with T2DM for the update of guidelines. All OHAs were effective when added to metformin or metformin and sulfonylurea, although the effects of each agent on body weight and hypoglycemia were different. Therefore, selection of a second agent as a metformin add-on therapy or third agent as a metformin and sulfonylurea add-on therapy should be based on the patient's clinical characteristics and the efficacy, side effects, mechanism of action, risk of hypoglycemia, effect on body weight, patient preference, and combined comorbidity. In this review, we address the results of meta-analyses and systematic reviews, comparing the effectiveness and safety among OHAs. It will help to choose the appropriate drug for an individual patient with T2DM.

Copyright © 2017 Korean Diabetes Association.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Efficacy; Oral hypoglycemic agents; Practice guideline

Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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