PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lebovitz, Harold E.
TI  - Treating hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: New goals and strategies
DP  - 2002 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 809--820
VI  - 69
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/10/809.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/10/809.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Oct 01; 69
AB  - To achieve glycemic goals in type 2 diabetes, one must usually use combinations of oral agents or oral agents plus insulin. This paper discusses the metabolic derangements of type 2 diabetes, the different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs, and strategies for using these drugs rationally.