The Management of Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Hypoglycaemic Agents

Table 1

Different classes of oral antidiabetic agents (OAD) and clinical indications.

	α Glucosidase Inhibitors	Meglitinides	SUs	TZDs	Metformin	DPP-4 Inhibitors	SGLT-2
Insulin deficiency		✓	✓			✓
Insulin resistance				✓	✓
Excess hepatic glucose output				✓	✓	✓
Intestinal glucose absorption	✓				✓
Glycosuria							✓

Amori et al. [41];
Abdul-Ghani et al. [47];
DeFronzo [17].