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If glycemic targets are not achieved within 2 to 3 months of lifestyle management, antihyperglycemic pharmacotherapy should be initiated. Timely adjustments to, and/or additions of, antihyperglycemic agents should be made to attain target glycated hemoglobin (A1C) within 3 to 6 months. In patients with marked hyperglycemia (A1C 8.5%), antihyperglycemic agents should be initiated concomitantly with lifestyle management, and consideration should be given to initiating combination therapy with 2 agents, 1 of which may be insulin. Unless contraindicated, metformin should be the initial agent of choice, with additional antihyperglycemic agents selected on the basis of clinically relevant issues, such as contraindication to drug, glucose lowering effectiveness, risk of hypoglycemia and effect on body weight.

In this dose-selection study, 0.03 mg MRrhTSH was the most efficacious dose as an adjuvant to (131)I therapy of MG. It was well tolerated and significantly augmented the effect of (131)I therapy in the short term. Larger studies with long-term follow-up are warranted.