Recent studies have demonstrated a role for calcium channel blocking agents in the treatment of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. We report a 30 day old infant with PHHI whom we successfully treated with oral nifedipine alone.

The authors concur with previously published reports, that early use of IVIG could reduce the mortality and the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Population explosion, urbanization, changes in lifestyle management, improper food habits and various other factors play focal contributors in the massive prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the developing countries. Although insulin is the cornerstone in the management of type 1 diabetes; insulin, anti-hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic agents are proved to be effective in type 2 diabetes, although their efficacy decreases with the progress of the disease. Moreover a significant number of side effects, mostly hypoglycemia and weight gain have put a bar in using these drugs confidently. Many novel therapeutic strategies with convincing efficacy and less adverse effects are currently emerging for providing efficient means of treatment of this disorder. This article mainly focuses on newer and unconventional pharmaceutical or biotechnical strategies that may or may not have been implied for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus on a widescale basis so far. These strategies are supposed to be efficient in controlling glycemic levels and possess a significant potential to reduce the co-morbidities associated with this disease.