Diabetes Treatment/Management

• Treatment options – T1DM:

  • Diet
  • Insulin
  • Exercise
• Treatment options – T2DM:

  • Healthy Eating
  • Diet and Tablets
  • Diet, tablets & insulin
  • Diet & insulin
  • Exercise
• Medical management of T2DM:

  • biguanides e.g. metformin - lowers blood sugar/glucose levels
  • SGLT2 inhibitors - block glucose reabsorption in kidneys
  • mimetic GLP-1 analogues - increase GLP-1 production production from the pancreas
  • meglitinides and sulfonylurea - stimulate pancreas to release insulin to lower blood sugar levels

  
• One’s to look out for when prescribing exercise due to their hypoglycaemic effect:

  • Insulin
  • Insulin secretagogues - Meglitinides and sulfonylureas