Different Types of Diabetes Who they Affect, and a Possible Drug for Managing Diabetes Hello Deanna,
Thank you for sharing your post. You have well explained the different types of diabetes, who they affect, and a possible drug to managing diabetes. From what you have noted, diabetes is all about having high blood sugar levels (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). However, the development of each type of diabetes differs from the other types. For instance, diabetes Type 1 is majorly a genetic condition that develops due to a combination of environmental and genetic factors. It also only affects children. Type 2 diabetes is the main type of diabetes that affects older people, while gestational diabetes only develops during pregnancy. As you have presented, ertugliflozin (generic), sold under the trade name Steglatro, is an effective medication for the management of diabetes. You have clearly identified that the drug has both short-term and long-term effects. Understanding each type of diabetes is a good approach to individualizing diabetes management and developing individualized diabetes management.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). What is diabetes? https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/diabetes.html
Responding to Elsie K
Hello Elsie,
Thank you for your post, Elsie. I like how detailed your analysis of the various types of diabetes is, as well as how you have analyzed the possible medication of choice for treating diabetes and possible effects, including side effects. Metformin is a good choice for the treatment of diabetes as it is also the recommended first-line treatment therapy for diabetes based on its efficacy and safety (Adriana Stoica et al., 2020). You have also discussed non-pharmaceutical approaches to managing diabetes including dietary considerations such as low-calorie level diet, reducing alcohol use, and eating a balanced diet. Recent evidence has shown that lifestyle modifications have a higher efficacy in managing diabetes II than medications such as metformin (Mousavi et al., 2023). Additionally, understanding the short-term and long-term side effects of diabetes, including when diabetes is not well managed, can help promote adherence to medications and other treatment choices.
References
Adriana Stoica, R., Simona Ștefan, D., Rizzo, M., Iulia Suceveanu, A., Paul Suceveanu, A., Serafinceanu, C., & Pantea-Stoian, A. (2020). Metformin Indications, Dosage, Adverse Reactions, and Contraindications. In Metformin. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88675
Mousavi, S. S., Namayandeh, S. M., Fallahzadeh, H., Rahmanian, M., & Mollahosseini, M. (2023). Comparing the effectiveness of metformin with lifestyle modification for the primary prevention of type II diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 23(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1186/S12902-023-01445-9/FIGURES/4