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Renoprotective Effect Of Sglt-2 Inhibitors Vs Ace Inhibitors In Type 2 Diabetes, Duncan Pickett
Renoprotective Effect Of Sglt-2 Inhibitors Vs Ace Inhibitors In Type 2 Diabetes, Duncan Pickett
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Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide today, and consistently growing over the years. The illness is marked by progressively increased insulin resistance in the body’s cells, leading to glucose overload, and eventually cell and organ damage and death. One end result of DM2 is nephropathy. The current first-line treatment for DM2 is a class of drugs called angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors). ACE inhibitors are considered reno-protective, but eventually nephropathy occurs in patients taking the drug regardless. This paper will address the efficacy of a new alternative diabetes drug, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors …