Initiation and intensification of antihyperglycemic therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Update of Russian Association of Endocrinologists expert consensus document (2015)

Abstract

The current update of the consensus algorithm of initiation and intensification of the antihyperglicemic therapy in treatment of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2015) is based on the preliminary document issued by the Russian Association of the Endocrinologists in 2011. The update was needed due to new data on the safety of the traditional therapeutic options, availability of the new class of the antidiabetic medications, and necessity to add chapter about initiation and intensification of the insulin therapy. The patient-centered approach remains the absolute priority at any stage of diabetes care as it ensures the efficacy and safety of antihyperglycaemic treatment.