How to Classify Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Approach its Treatment in View of Associated Diabetes and Complications-A Short Communication

Abstract

With the increase in epidemic of obesity, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing globally so much that the need has arisen for treating the two diseases together with the term diabesity getting coined. Here, we have tried to sub-classify T2DM stage-wise and how the treatment should be aimed keeping in view the use of weight-neutral anti-diabetic drugs. Preferably, insulin needs to be avoided due to its weight gaining effects and use of liraglutide should be preferred in the heavily obese diabetics due to its weight lowering effects. If the patient is in stage 4 group where insulin is practically non-existent, one can try using anti-obesity drugs along with insulin or see which works better with the influence of bariatric surgery seen on controlling diabetes in morbidly obese subjects.