Expect to Hear About Renal Protection With Newer Diabetes Meds
You'll hear buzz about using SGLT2 inhibitors (Jardiance, etc) or GLP-1 agonists (Victoza, etc) for renal protection in type 2 diabetes.
We know ACE inhibitors or ARBs slow progression of nephropathy in diabetes patients with hypertension and albuminuria.
Now data suggest Jardiance (empagliflozin) or Invokana (canagliflozin) may provide some renal protection...probably by lowering intraglomerular pressure.
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