SGLT2 Inhibitors: the Star in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes?
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a novel class of oral hypoglycemic agents which increase urinary glucose excretion by suppressing glucose reabsorption at the proximal tubule in the kidney. SGLT2 inhibitors lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) by 0.6–0.8% (6–8 mmol/mol) without inc...
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/8/2/14 |