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Hatakeyama, S
Sakamoto Hospital
Okada, M
Tokushima University
Iwatsuki, N
Sakamoto Hospital
Sakamoto, K
Sakamoto Hospital
Ogawa, T
Sakamoto Hospital
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Keywords | Oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA)
Imeglimin
Twymeeg
Tetrahydrotriazine
Trials of IMeglimin for Efficacy and Safety (TIMES)
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Journal Article
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Description | Background: A novel oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) would be imeglimin (Twymeeg) as tetrahydrotriazine-containing drug.
Case presentation: The patient is 93-year-old female and developed appetite loss and slower vocal response in March, 2022. Result: She was transferred to our hospital, and diagnosed as T2DM with HbA1c 8.4% and small lacunar infarction in bilateral white matter by MRI. Then, imeglimin 2000mg/day was started and HbA1c was decreased to 6.2% in April, 2020. Discussion: Imeglimin has dual function for increasing insulin secretion and decreasing insulin resistance. It seems to be effective for elderly case, and will be used widely in the future. |
Journal Title |
International Journal of Endocrinology and Diabetes
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ISSN | 26943875
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Publisher | Pubtexto Publishers
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Volume | 5
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Issue | 2
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Start Page | 137
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Published Date | 2022-05-28
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Rights | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Medical Sciences
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