PMID- 35118454 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240404 IS - 2752-5457 (Electronic) IS - 2752-5457 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Nov TI - Changing the Concept: From the Traditional Glucose-centric to the New Cardiorenal-metabolic Approach for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. PG - 92-101 LID - 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.92 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease with a constantly increasing prevalence worldwide. It is well established that T2DM affects both the macro- and microvasculature, and its presence is associated with a high risk of acute and chronic cardiovascular events. Traditionally, the management of T2DM has been mainly focused on the optimization of blood glucose levels with the use of antidiabetic medications. During recent years, however, an impressive accumulation of evidence has arisen from studies designed to explore the plausible effects of new antidiabetic drugs on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes. This review article aims to emphasize the findings of these studies and to highlight the substantial role of the newer classes of antidiabetic drugs in treating T2DM in a holistic, cardiorenal-metabolic approach, thus shifting the paradigm from the traditional, simplistic, glucose-lowering approach. CI - (c) Touch Medical Media 2021. FAU - Chatzis, Dimitrios G AU - Chatzis DG AD - European University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus. FAU - Kolokathis, Konstantinos AU - Kolokathis K AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Salamis Naval and Veterans Hospital, Salamis Naval Base, Salamis, Attiki, Greece. FAU - Magounaki, Kalliopi AU - Magounaki K AD - European University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus. FAU - Chatzidakis, Stefanos AU - Chatzidakis S AD - European University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus. FAU - Avramidis, Konstantinos AU - Avramidis K AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Salamis Naval and Veterans Hospital, Salamis Naval Base, Salamis, Attiki, Greece. FAU - Leopoulou, Marianna AU - Leopoulou M AD - Department of Cardiology, "Elpis" General Hospital, Athens, Greece. FAU - Angelopoulos, Theodoros P AU - Angelopoulos TP AD - Iatriko Paleou Falirou Medical Center, Athens, Greece. FAU - Doupis, John AU - Doupis J AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Salamis Naval and Veterans Hospital, Salamis Naval Base, Salamis, Attiki, Greece. AD - Iatriko Paleou Falirou Medical Center, Athens, Greece. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20211117 PL - England TA - touchREV Endocrinol JT - TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology JID - 101779126 PMC - PMC8676106 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) OT - cardiorenal-metabolic OT - glucose-lowering OT - treatment COIS- Disclosures: Dimitrios G Chatzis, Konstantinos Kolokathis, Kalliopi Magounaki, Stefanos Chatzidakis, Konstantinos Avramidis, Marianna Leopoulou, Theodoros P Angelopoulos and John Doupis have no financial or non-financial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this article. EDAT- 2022/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/05 06:01 PMCR- 2021/11/01 CRDT- 2022/02/04 05:54 PHST- 2020/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/04 05:54 [entrez] PHST- 2022/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.92 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - touchREV Endocrinol. 2021 Nov;17(2):92-101. doi: 10.17925/EE.2021.17.2.92. Epub 2021 Nov 17.