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What Should be the Treatment of a Person with IGT/ Newly Diagnosed Diabetes who Fails Lifestyle Modifications? |
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Metformin |
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TZDs |
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Insulin |
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GLP1/DPP4 |
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Combination therapy |
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Changing the Treatment Paradigm of T2DM – Evidence from Ongoing Studies: |
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Early combination therapy |
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GLP-1/ DPP-IV inhibitors/pramlintide |
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Anti-inflammatory agents |
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"Diabetic Bariatric surgery" |
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Use of Insulin in T2DM |
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Safety of inhaled insulin in T2DM |
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Comparison of different insulin regimens in T2DM based on evidence based medicine |
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Substitution of first phase insulin response in T2DM patient |
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When and how to intensify insulin treatment in T2DM |
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What is the Best Means to Treat Fasting Hyperglycemia in T2DM? |
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Night-time long acting insulin/Premixed insulin |
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Oral agents that block gluconeogenesis |
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Novel agents – CB-1 antagonists, GLP 1 and DPP4 inhibitors, GK activators |
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Glitazone / PPAR alpha/gama in Type 2 Diabetes |
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Pros |
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Cons |
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Future Treatment / Cure of T1DM – What will bring the breakthrough? |
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Stem cell therapy |
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Islet cell transplantation |
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Closed-loop insulin delivery system (artificial pancreas) |
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Salvage of existing beta cells |
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Therapy for LADA and for Protection of Beta Cell Function in T1DM diagnosed in Adult age |
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The natural history of beta cell function in LADA and in Type 1 diabetes diagnosed in adult age |
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LADA: sulphonylureas vs. metformin, vs. glitazones. vs. insulin: pros and cons for protection of beta cell function |
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Antigen specific therapy (GAD and Diapep277) |
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Immunomodulatory treatment (anti-CD3 and other agents) |
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Multiple Events of Mild Hypoglycemia – A Price Worth Paying for Improved Glucose Control? |
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Pros |
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Cons |
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Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring in Non Insulin Treated Patients is: |
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Good value and appropriately used in diabetes management |
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Too costly and inappropriately used in diabetes management |
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) - Who will benefit from it? |
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T1DM |
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T2DM |
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ICU setting |
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The place for advisory/auxiliary tools to improve diabetes control |
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Intensive Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Patients/ICU – Is it mandatory and How? |
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Yes |
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No |
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Role of Mitochondria in Aging and Diabetes |
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The muscle |
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The beta cell |
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Novel Markers of Diabetes Control - What should be the Gold Standard? |
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HbA1c is still the best |
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Glucose variability as a target for intervention |
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Mean glucose and deviations |