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Overview of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes

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Dr. Loren Grossman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Endocrinologist, goes over the first line and second line medications available today for the treatment of diabetes.

Dr. Loren Grossman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Endocrinologist, goes over the first line and second line medications available today for the treatment of diabetes.

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Featuring Dr. Loren Grossman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Endocrinologist

Duration: 5 minutes, 51 seconds

For more information, patients should speak to their family doctor, or speak to their diabetes nurse educator or endocrinologist.

Presenter: Dr. Loren Grossman, Endocrinologist, Toronto, ON

Local Practitioners: Endocrinologist

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Quiz: Do You Understand Overview of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes? ( 2 participated.)

Test your knowledge by answering the following questions:

Questions
 
True
False
1

Insulin was discovered in the 1920s.

2

DPP-4 inhibitors are used for second-line treatment for diabetes.

3

DPP-4 inhibitors are fine if a patient has a history of pancreatitis.

4

SGLT-2 inhibitors tend to promote weight gain.

5

There are newer medications that have come out that can be injected once a week.

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