Diabetic macular edema

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Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the leading cause of blindness in diabetic patients, the second most common one being diabetic retinopathy (DR). Both DME and DR result from metabolic and microvascular disorders that typically affect patients with diabetes. Thus, early detection of any eye disease by means of ophthalmologic evaluations and control is extremely important in order to treat them in time.
El edema macular diabético constituye la primera causa de pérdida de la visión en los pacientes diabéticos (la segunda causa es la retinopatía diabética). Tales patologías son el resultado de diversas alteraciones a nivel metabólico y microvascular que afectan a estos pacientes. Es de suma importancia, por lo tanto, incorporar al tratamiento de los pacientes diabéticos, la evaluación y los controles oftalmológicos a fin de detectar en forma temprana cualquier alteración y aplicar el tratamiento correspondiente.
Drugs associated with Diabetes, Type 2
Actos generic name: pioglitazone class: thiazolidinediones
Amaryl generic name: glimepiride class: sulfonylureas
Bydureon generic name: exenatide class: incretin mimetics
Byetta generic name: exenatide class: incretin mimetics
Farxiga generic name: dapagliflozin class: SGLT-2 inhibitors
Glucophage generic name: metformin class: non-sulfonylureas
Glucotrol generic name: glipizide class: sulfonylureas
Humalog generic name: insulin lispro class: insulin
Invokana generic name: canagliflozin class: SGLT-2 inhibitors
Janumet generic name: metformin/sitagliptin class: antidiabetic combinations
Januvia generic name: sitagliptin class: dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors
Kombiglyze XR generic name: metformin/saxagliptin class: antidiabetic combinations
Lantus generic name: insulin glargine class: insulin
Lantus Solostar generic name: insulin glargine class: insulin
Levemir generic name: insulin detemir class: insulin
Novolog generic name: insulin aspart class: insulin
Onglyza generic name: saxagliptin class: dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors
Tradjenta generic name: linagliptin class: dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors
Victoza generic name: liraglutide class: incretin mimetics
Welchol generic name: colesevelam class: bile acid sequestrants
Drugs associated with Diabetes, Type 1
Apidra generic name: insulin glulisine class: insulin
Exubera (Pro, More…)
generic name: insulin inhalation, rapid acting class: insulin
Humalog generic name: insulin lispro class: insulin
Humalog KwikPen generic name: insulin lispro class: insulin
Humalog Mix 75 / 25 generic name: insulin lispro/insulin lispro protamine class: insulin
Humulin 70 / 30 generic name: insulin isophane/insulin regular class: insulin
Humulin N generic name: insulin isophane class: insulin
Humulin R generic name: insulin regular class: insulin
Lantus generic name: insulin glargine class: insulin
Lantus Solostar generic name: insulin glargine class: insulin
Levemir generic name: insulin detemir class: insulin
Novolin 70 / 30 generic name: insulin isophane/insulin regular class: insulin
Novolin N generic name: insulin isophane class: insulin
Novolin R generic name: insulin regular class: insulin
Novolog generic name: insulin aspart class: insulin
NovoLog FlexPen generic name: insulin aspart class: insulin
NovoLog Mix 70 / 30 generic name: insulin aspart/insulin aspart protamine class: insulin
NovoLog Mix 70 / 30 FlexPen generic name: insulin aspart/insulin aspart protamine class: insulin
Symlin generic name: pramlintide class: amylin analogs
Victoza generic name: liraglutide class: incretin mimetics