Abstract. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes increases worldwide due to the aging of the population and increased frequency of obesity. The therapeutic targets and, thus, ...

Abstract. Physical activity and exercise are important components of a healthy lifestyle, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus. It has been shown that physical activity generally ...

Abstract. Sulfonylureas (SU) are widely used drugs for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. They used to be, and still are in many countries, the standard ...

Abstract. GLP-1-receptor agonists (GLP-1-RA) represent a newer class of therapeutics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These substances are analogues to human glucagon-...

Abstract. Due to the inherent variability of glucose values in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is a corner stone for optimal diabetes ...

Abstract. Diabetic dyslipidaemia is characterized by an increase of triglycerides, a decrease of HDL cholesterol levels, and a qualitative change of LDL particles, which are smaller, denser, and consequently ...

Abstract. The incidence of diabetes is increasing steadily with advancing age and the number of diabetics worldwide has increased dramatically. Elderly are mostly affected by type 2 ...

Abstract. Diabetes mellitus doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease with a prevalent increase of new onset heart failure. SGLT2-inhibitors significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and heart failure hospitalizations in ...

Abstract. Numerous advances during the last decades lead to a continuous improvement and flexibility of diabetes therapy. Especially the rapid technological progress provided new ...