SGLT2 Inhibitors - The New Standard of Care for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Protection in Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review.

Cardiovascular, renal and metabolic protection Oral glucose-lowering medicines SGLT2is Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors Standard of care Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal

Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders
ISSN: 1869-6953
Titre abrégé: Diabetes Ther
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101539025

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 19 12 2023
accepted: 06 02 2024
medline: 5 4 2024
pubmed: 5 4 2024
entrez: 5 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

A substantial evidence base supports the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This class of medicines has demonstrated important benefits that extend beyond glucose-lowering efficacy to protective mechanisms capable of slowing or preventing the onset of long-term cardiovascular, renal and metabolic (CVRM) complications, making their use highly applicable for organ protection and the maintenance of long-term health outcomes. SGLT2is have shown cost-effectiveness in T2DM management and economic savings over other glucose-lowering therapies due to reduced incidence of cardiovascular and renal events. National and international guidelines advocate SGLT2i use early in the T2DM management pathway, based upon a plethora of supporting data from large-scale cardiovascular outcome trials, renal outcomes trials and real-world studies. While most people with T2DM would benefit from CVRM protection through SGLT2i use, prescribing hesitancy remains, potentially due to confusion concerning their place in the complex therapeutic paradigm, variation in licensed indications or safety perceptions/misunderstandings associated with historical data that have since been superseded by robust clinical evidence and long-term pharmacovigilance reporting. This latest narrative review developed by the Improving Diabetes Steering Committee (IDSC) outlines the place of SGLT2is within current evidence-informed guidelines, examines their potential as the standard of care for the majority of newly diagnosed people with T2DM and sets into context the perceived risks and proven advantages of SGLT2is in terms of sustained health outcomes. The authors discuss the cost-effectiveness case for SGLT2is and provide user-friendly tools to support healthcare professionals in the correct application of these medicines in T2DM management. The previously published IDSC SGLT2i Prescribing Tool for T2DM Management has undergone updates and reformatting and is now available as a Decision Tool in an interactive pdf format as well as an abbreviated printable A4 poster/wall chart.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38578397
doi: 10.1007/s13300-024-01550-5
pii: 10.1007/s13300-024-01550-5
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Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Samuel Seidu (S)

Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Vicki Alabraba (V)

Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.

Sarah Davies (S)

Woodlands Medical Centre, Cardiff, UK.

Philip Newland-Jones (P)

University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.

Kevin Fernando (K)

North Berwick Health Centre, North Berwick, UK.

Stephen C Bain (SC)

Diabetes Research Group, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK.

Jane Diggle (J)

College Lane Surgery, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, UK.

Marc Evans (M)

University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK.

June James (J)

Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.

Naresh Kanumilli (N)

Brooklands Northenden Primary Care Network, Manchester, UK.
Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.

Nicola Milne (N)

Brooklands Northenden Primary Care Network, Manchester, UK.

Adie Viljoen (A)

Borthwick Diabetes Research Unit, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.

David C Wheeler (DC)

Department of Renal Medicine, University College London, London, UK.

John P H Wilding (JPH)

Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences Centre, Aintree University Hospital, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. j.p.h.wilding@liverpool.ac.uk.

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