Second-Line Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Management: The Treatment/Benefit Paradox of Cardiovascular and Kidney Comorbidities.
McCoy RG, Van Houten HK, Karaca-Mandic P, Ross JS, Montori VM, Shah ND. Second-Line Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Management: The Treatment/Benefit Paradox of Cardiovascular and Kidney Comorbidities. Diabetes Care 2021, 44: 2302-2311. PMID: 34348996, PMCID: PMC8929191, DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsGLP-1RAsHeart failureRelative risk ratiosDPP-4iMyocardial infarctionOlder patientsCerebrovascular diseaseCardiovascular diseaseGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes managementDPP-4i therapySecond-line therapyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsPrior myocardial infarctionPeptidase-4 inhibitorsOptumLabs Data WarehouseType 2 diabetesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesMedication classesSGLT2i therapyClinical factorsRisk ratioComparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019
McCoy RG, Van Houten HK, Deng Y, Mandic PK, Ross JS, Montori VM, Shah ND. Comparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035792. PMID: 33523188, PMCID: PMC7851726, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsCommercial insurance beneficiariesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesDPP-4i treatmentGLP-1RAsType 2 diabetesInsurance beneficiariesMedicare AdvantageGlucose levelsGlucagonlike Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsHealth plansCommercial health insurance plansGLP-1RA treatmentRetrospective cohort studyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsInitiation of treatmentPeptidase-4 inhibitorsLow-income patientsSeparate logistic regression modelsAdministrative claims dataCommercial health plansAdjusted annual rateLogistic regression models