Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction and Objective: Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is rapidly increasing resulting in significant metabolic disorders and complications. Dapagliflozin and sitagliptin have complimentary mechanism of action and have shown synergistic effects in controlling blood glucose levels with advantage of low risk of hypoglycemia. Use of fixed dose combinations (FDC) is associated with improved patient compliance. This is an Age Stratified analysis of electronic medic...

Introduction and Objective: Escalating prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in India presents a significant health challenge. Dapagliflozin and sitagliptin are important treatments for achieving glycaemic control in patients with T2D. Dapagliflozin promotes weight loss benefiting overweight and obese patients, while sitagliptin enhances incretin hormone activity with modest weight loss. This is a BMI-stratified analysis of electronic medical record (EMR) based real wor...