Glucose Control : Non-Insulin Therapies

This section summarises information for each of the non-insulin drug classes that are used for blood glucose control. Each summary is accompanied by a table of recommendations to guide the clinical use of these medications. 

For the sake of completeness, and for those that are interested, we have included a more detailed review of each drug. These can be found in the 'Diabetes Drugs' section of the guidelines (on the EMGuidance platform). The treatment recommendations for each drug have been incorporated into the treatment algorithm in The Approach to achieving Glycaemic Control. The following abbreviations are used:

DPP-4: dipeptidyl peptidase-4

GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1

SGLT2: sodium-glucose linked transporter-2