Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus · ICD-10: E11.9
Symptoms
- • Often no symptoms at first
- • Increased thirst
- • Increased urination
- • Hunger
- • Fatigue
- • Blurred vision
- • Frequent bladder, kidney or skin infections
Drugs and regimens
Type 2 diabetes — start 25 mg three times daily with the first bite
Type 2 diabetes (adults and children ≥10 y) — 100 mg once daily before the first meal; up to 300 mg if eGFR ≥60
Type 2 diabetes — ≥10 y: 5 mg once daily
Type 2 diabetes — once weekly: 0.75 mg, then 1.5 mg; max 4.5 mg
Type 2 diabetes, children ≥10 y — 0.75 mg weekly, max 1.5 mg
Type 2 diabetes — ≥10 y: 10 mg in the morning
Type 2 diabetes, adults — 5 mg in the morning; up to 15 mg once daily
Type 2 diabetes — 5 mcg SC twice daily within 60 min before morning and evening meals; 10 mcg after 1 month
Type 2 diabetes — start 2.5–5 mg with breakfast
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes — 80 mg IR tablet: start 40–80 mg/day
Type 2 diabetes — modified release (MR): start 30 mg at breakfast
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes — start 1 or 2 mg with breakfast
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes — start 5 mg before breakfast
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes, insulin-naive — 10 units once daily
Type 2 diabetes — 10 units (or 0.1–0.2 units/kg) once daily in the evening
Type 2 diabetes (starting insulin)
Type 2 diabetes — individualised mealtime dose
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes — 5 mg once daily
Type 2 diabetes (≥10 y) — 0.6 mg daily, then 1.2 up to 1.8 mg
Children ≥10 years — start 500 mg twice daily
Adults — start 500 mg twice daily
Type 2 diabetes — start 15 or 30 mg once daily
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes on mealtime insulin — 60 mcg before each major meal; up to 120 mcg
Type 2 diabetes — 0.5 mg before each meal (HbA1c ≥8%: 1–2 mg)
Type 2 diabetes — once weekly: 0.25 mg × 4 weeks, then 0.5 mg
Type 2 diabetes — 100 mg once daily
Under 18 years
Type 2 diabetes — once weekly: start 2.5 mg
Type 2 diabetes — 50 mg twice daily (with a sulphonylurea: 50 mg in the morning)