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Pharmacologic Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Diabetes: A Case for Therapies in Addition to Statins

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The purpose of the study is to review the use of statins and the role of both non-statin lipid-lowering agents and diabetes-specific medications in the treatment of diabetic dyslipidemia.

Recent Findings

Statins have a primary role in the treatment of dyslipidemia in people with type 2 diabetes, defined as triglyceride levels >200 mg/dl and HDL cholesterol levels <40 mg/dL. A number of clinical trials suggest that treatment with a fibrate may reduce cardiovascular events. However, the results of these trials are inconsistent, probably because many of their participants did not have dyslipidemia. The choice of medications used to treat diabetes can have major implications regarding management of dyslipidemia; metformin, GLP-1 agonists, and pioglitazone all have favorable lipid effects. These agents, as well as the new SGLT2 inhibitors, may reduce cardiovascular events.

Summary

Management of dyslipidemia in people with type 2 diabetes should start with statin therapy and optimal glycemic control with agents that have favorable lipid and cardiovascular effects. We believe that there is a role for adding fenofibrate to moderate-intensity statins in selected patients with true dyslipidemia. We propose an algorithm for selecting add-on medications for diabetes (after metformin) based on lipid status.

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The study was supported in part by a grant from the USPHS (HL69733). The authors thank David C. Robbins, MD, for helpful comments. JMM remembers the late William L. Isley, MD, for wisdom and inspiration in the study of lipid disorders.

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Anabtawi, A., Moriarty, P.M. & Miles, J.M. Pharmacologic Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Diabetes: A Case for Therapies in Addition to Statins. Curr Cardiol Rep 19, 62 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-017-0872-8

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