Prevention of complications of diabetes Oral therapies for T2D.

ACARBOSE; DIABETES; DIABETIC neuropathies; DIABETIC retinopathy; ENZYME inhibitors; HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; INSULIN; KIDNEY diseases; MEDICAL office nursing; METABOLIC regulation; TYPE 2 diabetes; PATIENT education; DIABETIC foot; SULFONYLUREAS; METFORMIN; DIET therapy for diabetes; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES

The article discusses T2D, a metabolic disorder in which there is both a proportional insulin deficiency and a relative resistance to insulin in peripheral tissues, which may then lead to hyperinsulinaemia. It presents the microvascular complications of the disease which include kidney damage, eye damage and foot damage. It also details the available treatments to manage T2D including diet management, early insulin use and oral therapies such as metformin, sulphonylureas and acarbose.