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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2021; 9(33): 10064-10074
Published online Nov 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i33.10064
Table 1 Effects of anti-diabetic drugs on patients with geriatric type 2 diabetes mellitus and sarcopenia
Anti-diabetic drugs
Effect on sarcopenia
Good option or poor option
BiguanidesPositive[31,33-36,38-40]/negative[41-44]Unclear
Insulin secretagoguesNegative[46-48]Poor
-Glucosidase inhibitorsNo dataNo data
ThiazolidinedionesPositive[35,53-56]Careful use
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitorsPositive[57-60]/neutral[62]Good
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsPositive[63,70,71]/negative[62]Unclear
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitorPositive[72,73]/unclear[6,74]Unclear
InsulinPositive/unclear[75]Unclear