Anis Ahmad
Affiliated with Unity Point Health Trinity Hospital,
Rock Island, Illinois
Tanzania
Research Article
Carvedilol can Replace Insulin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s): Anis AhmadAnis Ahmad
Introduction: A large number of patients with diabetes mellitus do not want to take insulin or any injectable medication. Carvedilol can replace insulin in the treatment of T2 diabetes mellitus. Carvedilol alone or with oral anti-diabetic drugs (OAD) can replace the entire dose of insulin for patients with T2 diabetes (T2D). Carvedilol can replace insulin in patients on OAD who need insulin. Glycemic control was achieved in patients with T2D. This study was based on the hypothesis that carvedilol decreases insulin resistance, eliminates glucotoxicity and lipotoxicty and improves the function of beta-cell while reducing their apotosis. Method: In this study, 48 patients with T2D were treated with carvedilol, which was an “off-label” use of carvedilol, for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Twenty-nine patients with T2D were on OAD, and nineteen patients were taking insulin.. View More»
