Editor’s Note #55

Whenever we discuss GLP-1 and how it works, the discussion usually goes to the currently available analogs, Byetta or Victoza. We all know that DPP-4 inhibitors have an effect on GLP-1 but what is that effect, and how does it affect glucose control? This week’s Homerun Slides, Incretins, Part 3 of 6, home in on the methods and effects of various DPP-4 inhibitors.

Our Disaster Averted, Medication Mix-Up, deals with the potential problems that can occur when patients are not clear about which medicines they are taking or what the label really says, and our Case Study looks at the problem associated with weight gain in insulin using patients.