Adoption of New Glucose-Lowering Medications in the U.S.—The Case of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Nationwide Cohort Study
McCoy R, Dykhoff HJ, Sangaralingham L, Ross JS, Karaca-Mandic P, Montori VM, Shah N. Adoption of New Glucose-Lowering Medications in the U.S.—The Case of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Nationwide Cohort Study. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2019, 21: 702-712. PMID: 31418588, PMCID: PMC7207017, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2019.0213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsGlucose-lowering medicationsHeart failureKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionHigh-quality diabetes careMedicare Advantage insurancePrevalent adverse effectsRenal protective benefitsTreatment-risk paradoxNationwide cohort studyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsGlucose-lowering therapyPrior myocardial infarctionGlucose lowering medicationsChronic diabetes complicationsMultivariable logistic regressionNon-black patientsType 2 diabetesDiabetes type 1Insurance-related factorsCommercial health insuranceAppropriateness of usePrior hypoglycemiaSGLT2i initiation