Medication can be considered for prediabetes, peak groups say
Although intensive lifestyle interventions are the mainstay, some patients might benefit from adding pharmaceutical agents, a position statement reads
GPs can consider metformin or other glucose-lowering drugs to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes in patients with prediabetes, a new Australian position statement says.
However, pharmacotherapy should only be an option in younger adults who fail to respond to lifestyle interventions alone, according to peak diabetes groups, including the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
