8. Place of Linagliptin in the Management
of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is associated with the development of long-term complications, including
neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular disease, which can be disabling and
potentially fatal.'^^^ Reducing glycaemia can lower
the risk of microvascular complications'^'' and is
thus central to type 2 diabetes management,'^"'
with treatment guidelines recommending HbAic
target levels of