Antidiabetic Medications

🎙️ Episode Description: Antidiabetic Medications – Oral Agents & Injectables

In this comprehensive episode of PodBites, Jude Abdalla and Serina Abushaikha take you on a full-spectrum tour of antidiabetic pharmacology — breaking down the mechanisms, indications, side effects, and clinical pearls of both oral and injectable therapies. Through natural dialogue and high-yield explanations, they make diabetes drug therapy easier to digest than ever.

💡 Key Highlights:
✔️ Sulfonylureas & Meglitinides – K+ channel closure, hypoglycemia, and dose timing
✔️ Metformin – Hepatic glucose suppression, GI side effects, and lactic acidosis risks
✔️ TZDs – PPAR-γ action, weight gain, heart failure precautions, and bone risks
✔️ Acarbose & Miglitol – Delayed carb absorption and GI bloating explained
✔️ DPP-4 inhibitors & GLP-1 agonists – Incretin-based magic with weight and satiety effects
✔️ SGLT-2 inhibitors – Glucosuria, weight loss, and cardiorenal protection
✔️ Insulin Therapy – Types, pharmacokinetics, basal-bolus regimens, and insulin pumps
✔️ Side Effects – Hypoglycemia red flags, lipodystrophy prevention, and weight considerations

Whether you're prepping for exams, rounds, or real-world prescribing, this episode gives you the full playbook for treating diabetes pharmacologically.

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