Diabetes Discourse

Sodium-Glucose Transporters: A New Class of Diabetes Medications

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Sinopsis

Host: Steven Edelman, MD Guest: Vivian Fonseca, MD, FRCP SGLT2 is responsible for glucose re-absorption in the kidney and decreasing SGLT2 function promotes glucose excretion to help reduce blood sugar levels, making it an attractive area for the treatment of diabetes. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, professor of medicine at Tulane University, Dr. Vivian Fonseca, as they discuss the new class of medications being investigated for the treatment of type-2 diabetes.