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. 2018 Apr 19;42(2):93–100. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2018.42.2.93

Table 3. The use of antidiabetic medications (%) among people with diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus.

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Insulin 8.6 9.5 11.5 14.8 17.3 18.7 19.1 18.6 17.8 17.6 17.3 16.4
SU 87.2 86.2 85.5 84.3 82.9 81.5 80.0 76.7 70.7 66.2 62.1 58.5
Metformin 52.9 56.6 59.0 59.7 60.9 62.9 64.9 68.9 72.3 76.9 79.1 80.4
Glinide 1.0 2.9 3.5 4.1 5.0 6.1 6.3 5.4 4.8 3.6 2.6 2.0
TZD 7.3 9.4 10.5 11.0 11.5 10.7 11.4 13.0 11.2 8.2 6.6 6.5
DPP-4i - - - - - - 0.3 8.4 13.9 19.0 28.7 38.4
α-GI 24.3 24.4 23.0 22.0 23.9 24.4 24.6 22.8 21.4 18.5 13.4 9.4
Total 181.3 189.0 193.0 196.0 201.5 204.4 206.6 213.7 212.0 210.1 209.8 211.7

SU, sulfonylurea; TZD, thiazolidinedione; DPP-4i, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor; α-GI, α-glucosidase inhibitor.