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. 2021 May;21(3):204-210.
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0045.

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021)

Umesh Dashora  1 , Robert Gregory  2 , Peter Winocour  3 , Ketan Dhatariya  4 , Susannah Rowles  5 , Andrew Macklin  6 , Gerry Rayman  7 , Dinesh Nagi  8 , Katie Whitehead  9 , Hannah Beba  10 , Parijat De  11 , Dipesh C Patel  12 ; ABCD executive committee and Diabetes UK
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Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021)

Umesh Dashora et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2021 May.

Abstract

Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are now an established class of medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), no longer reserved for use by specialists in diabetes. They are being used increasingly for their cardiac and renal benefits by primary care, cardiology and renal teams for indications in parallel with diabetes care as part of holistic management. This guidance provides essential information on SGLT therapy, including the main advantages and the important risks of which healthcare professionals should be aware.

Keywords: ABCD; Diabetes UK; SGLT2 inhibitors; non-diabetes specialists; type 2 diabetes.

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Cardiovascular and renal effects of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. SBP = systolic blood pressure; SGLT2 = sodium glucose co-transporter 2.
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