Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35185350›Full record

ReviewClinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes2022

Position of Sulfonylureas in the Current ERA: Review of National and International Guidelines.

Viswanathan Mohan, Banshi Saboo, Jabbar Khader, Kirtikumar D Modi, Sushil Jindal, Subhash Kumar Wangnoo, Sugumaran Amarnath

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Aldolase-regulated G3BP1/2The EMBO journal · 2025
    Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
  12. Pharmacometabolomics of sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2024
    Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. An introduction to insulin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2023
    Article
  16. Review
  17. Article
  18. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Viswanathan MohanDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-6210
Banshi SabooDiabetes Care and Hormone Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-8864
Jabbar KhaderDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Kirtikumar D ModiCare Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sushil JindalDepartment of Endocrinology, People's college of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Subhash Kumar WangnooEndocrinologist and Diabetologist, Apollo centre for Obesity, Diabetes and Endocrinology (ACODE), Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sugumaran AmarnathDepartment of Medical affairs, Sanofi India Ltd., Mumbai, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sulfonylureas (SUs) are one of the commonly prescribed oral anti-hyperglycemic agents (AHA) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), either in combination with metformin therapy or alone. However, concern about cardiovascular safety has limited the use of SUs in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Additionally, lack of uniformity in the national and international guidelines regarding the positioning of SUs in the management of diabetes has also been reported. The objective of this review was to assess the various national and international guidelines on diabetes management and understand the recommendations specific to SUs in various scenarios. A total of 33 national and international guidelines on the management of T2DM published in English were evaluated. These guidelines have considered the latest evidence and suggest the use of certain second-generation SUs as second-line therapy or in combination with other AHAs in select population and specific scenarios. Identification of the appropriate population, classification based on underlying risk, thorough assessment of the comorbid conditions, and a step-wise approach for the selection of appropriate SUs is essential for the effective management of T2DM. Additionally, cost-to-benefit ratio should be considered, particularly in LMICs, and SUs could continue to play an important role in such settings.

Indexed as

national and international guidelinesSulfonylureastype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID35185350
PMCPMC8854230

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.