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Glimepiride: evidence-based facts, trends, and observations

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Pages 463-472 | Published online: 28 Dec 2022

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Figure 1 Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. © 2012, Springer Science and Business Media. Reproduced with kind permission from Inzucchi SE, Bergenstal RM, Buse JB, et al. Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetologia. 2012;55(6):1577–1596.Citation9

Abbreviations: DPP-4, dipeptidyl peptidase IV; GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; NPH, neutral protamine Hagedorn; TZD, thiazolidinedione.
Figure 1 Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. © 2012, Springer Science and Business Media. Reproduced with kind permission from Inzucchi SE, Bergenstal RM, Buse JB, et al. Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetologia. 2012;55(6):1577–1596.Citation9

Figure 2 International Diabetes Federation treatment algorithm for people with type 2 diabetes.

© 2005, International Diabetes Federation. Reproduced with kind permission from International Diabetes Federation Clinical Guidelines Task Force. Global guidelines for type 2 diabetes. 2005. Available from: http://www.idf.org/Global_guideline. Accessed on March 29, 2012.Citation10

Figure 2 International Diabetes Federation treatment algorithm for people with type 2 diabetes.© 2005, International Diabetes Federation. Reproduced with kind permission from International Diabetes Federation Clinical Guidelines Task Force. Global guidelines for type 2 diabetes. 2005. Available from: http://www.idf.org/Global_guideline. Accessed on March 29, 2012.Citation10

Table 1 Comparison of oral hypoglycemic agents used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Pharmacokinetic properties of glimepiride

Figure 3 Chemical structure of glimepiride.

Figure 3 Chemical structure of glimepiride.

Table 3 Comparative efficacy of glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes