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🎙️ Episode Description: Antidiabetic Medications – Oral Agents & Injectables
In this comprehensive episode of PodBites, Jude Abdalla and Serina Abushaikha take you on a full-spectrum tour of antidiabetic pharmacology — breaking down the mechanisms, indications, side effects, and clinical pearls of both oral and injectable therapies. Through natural dialogue and high-yield explanations, they make diabetes drug therapy easier to digest than ever.
💡 Key Highlights:✔️ Sulfonylureas & Meglitinides – K+ channel closure, hypoglycemia, and dose timing✔️ Metformin – Hepatic glucose suppression, GI side effects, and lactic acidosis risks✔️ TZDs – PPAR-γ action, weight gain, heart failure precautions, and bone risks✔️ Acarbose & Miglitol – Delayed carb absorption and GI bloating explained✔️ DPP-4 inhibitors & GLP-1 agonists – Incretin-based magic with weight and satiety effects✔️ SGLT-2 inhibitors – Glucosuria, weight loss, and cardiorenal protection✔️ Insulin Therapy – Types, pharmacokinetics, basal-bolus regimens, and insulin pumps✔️ Side Effects – Hypoglycemia red flags, lipodystrophy prevention, and weight considerations
Whether you're prepping for exams, rounds, or real-world prescribing, this episode gives you the full playbook for treating diabetes pharmacologically.
🎧 Tune in and level up your clinical game — only on PodBites!
