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Thiazolidinediones: the forgotten diabetes medications

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Lebovitz, Harold E.·2019·Current Diabetes Reports

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Purpose of Review: Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are the only pharmacologic agents that specifically treat insulin resistance. The beneficial effects of TZDs on the cardiovascular risk factors associated with insulin resistance have been well documented. TZD use has been limited because of concern about safety issues and side effects. Recent Findings: Recent studies indicate that cardiovascular toxicity with rosiglitazone and increase in bladder cancer with pioglitazone are no longer significant issues. There are new data which show that pioglitazone treatment reduces myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes. New data concerning TZD-mediated edema, congestive heart failure, and bone fractures improves the clinician’s ability to select patients that will have minimal significant side effects. Summary: Thiazolidinediones are now generic and less costly than pharmaceutical company–promoted therapies. Better understanding of the side effects coupled with clear benefits on the components of the insulin resistance syndrome should promote TZD use in treating patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Authors
Lebovitz, H. E.
Affiliations
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
Corresponding author
Lebovitz, Harold E.
Venue
Current Diabetes Reports
Published
2019-11-27
Volume
19
Issue
12
Pages
151-151
ISSN
  • 1534-4827 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-0829
OpenAlex
W2990309084
Cited by
388
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 45 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 75 · 2023: 68 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 16
FWCI
5.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Current Diabetes Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
thiazolidinediones, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, cardiovascular risk, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, bladder cancer, congestive heart failure, edema, bone fractures, drug safety, generic drugs
MeSH terms
Rosiglitazone, Pioglitazone, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Insulin Resistance, Thiazolidinediones

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