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Hypoglycemia Management and Monitoring #Management #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia #Monitoring #Algorithm #Sulfonylurea #Octreotide #Charcoal #Ddxof
Monitoring #Algorithm #Sulfonylurea ... #Octreotide #Charcoal
Oral Antidiabetics

#Diabetes #Medications #Oral #Pharmacology #Sulfonylurea #metformin
#Pharmacology #Sulfonylurea
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Binds to the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in pancreatic beta cells,
Sulfonylureas - ... EricsMedicalLectures/featured #Sulfonylureas
Drugs Interacting with Sulfonylureas

Drugs that may reduce the effects of sulfonylureas, leading to loss of glucose
Interacting with Sulfonylureas ... the effects of sulfonylureas ... the effects of sulfonylureas ... Sulfonamides #Sulfonylureas
Mechanism of Action for Common Diabetes Medications

 • SGLT2i (Dapagliflozin)
 • TZD (Pioglitazone)
 • Biguanides (Metformin)
Metformin) • Sulfonylureas
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Firstly check if it is true (Whipple's triad).
After that, check labs
autoantibodies, sulfonylureas
Diabetes Medications Summary Table
Insulin
Lifestyle modifications
Metformin
Sulfonylureas
GLP-1 receptor agonists - ↓ major adverse CV events
TZDs
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors -
modifications Metformin Sulfonylureas
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Diagnosis Workup: • Sulfonylurea ... Insulinoma • Sulfonylurea
Effects on body weight of various classes of type-2 diabetes medications.
 - Metformin - Weight Loss
Weight Gain + - Sulfonylureas
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Antibodies • Sulfonylurea