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ReviewIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Consensus Recommendations on Sulfonylurea and Sulfonylurea Combinations in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - International Task Force.

Sanjay Kalra, Silver Bahendeka, Rakesh Sahay, Sujoy Ghosh, Fariduddin Md, Abbas Orabi, Kaushik Ramaiya, Sameer Al Shammari, Dina Shrestha, Khalid Shaikh and 21 more

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Review in Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Pharmacometabolomics of sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 12 institutions in 12 countries.

Sanjay KalraDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Silver BahendekaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda.
Rakesh SahayDepartment of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sujoy GhoshDepartment of Endocrinology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Fariduddin MdDepartment of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abbas OrabiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Kaushik RamaiyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sameer Al ShammariDepartment of Endocrinology, Al Jahra Hospital, Al Jahra, Kuwait.
Dina ShresthaDepartment of Endocrinology, Norvic International Hospital and Medical College, and Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Maharajganj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Khalid ShaikhDepartment of Diabetes, Faculty of Internal Medicine, Royal Oman Police Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Sachitha AbhayaratnaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Pradeep K ShresthaDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajganj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Aravinthan MahalingamDepartment of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Mazen AskhetaDepartment of Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Aly Ahmed A RahimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Fatimah ElianaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, YARSI University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Hari K ShresthaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal.
Sandeep ChaudharyDepartment of Endocrinology, ADK Hospitals, Male, Maldives.
Nancy NgugiDepartment of Endocrinology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jean Claude MbanyaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Than Than AyeDepartment of Endocrinology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar.
Tint Swe LattDepartment of Medicine, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar.
Zhanay A AkanovCenter of Diabetes, Clinic of Internal Diseases, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Abbas Raza SyedDepartment of Endocrinology, Shaukat Khanum Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nikhil TandonDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
A G UnnikrishnanDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
S V MadhuDepartment of Medicine, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Ali JawaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Wilshire Cardiovascular and Endocrine Center of Excellence, Lahore, Pakistan.
Subhankar ChowdhuryDepartment of Endocrinology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sarita BajajDepartment of Medicine, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ashok Kumar DasDepartment of General Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
Bharti Hospital · INUniversity of Medicine 2 Yangon · MMAga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam · TZInstitute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INJaffna Teaching Hospital · LKKathmandu University · NPMotilal Nehru Medical College · INOsmania Medical College · INPondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences · INRoyal Hospital · OMTawam Hospital · AEUniversité de Yaoundé I · CM

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For decades, sulfonylureas (SUs) have been important drugs in the antidiabetic therapeutic armamentarium. They have been used as monotherapy as well as combination therapy. Focus on newer drugs and concerns about the risk of severe hypoglycemia and weight gain with some SUs have led to discussion on their safety and utility. It has to be borne in mind that the adverse events associated with SUs should not be ascribed to the whole class, as many modern SUs, such as glimepiride and gliclazide modified release, are associated with better safety profiles. Furthermore, individualization of treatment, using SUs in combination with other drugs, backed with careful monitoring and patient education, ensures maximum benefits with minimal side effects. The current guidelines, developed by experts from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, promote the safe and smart use of SUs in combination with other glucose-lowering drugs.

Indexed as

Gliclazideglimepiridesulfonylureastype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID29535952
PMCPMC5838894
OpenAlexW2805520818

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