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Amylin Analogs (Pramlintide) for Diabetes: Pharmacology Made Easy. In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will explain how pramlintide (Symlin/SymlinPen) works and when it’s used as an adjunct to insulin for type 1 diabetes (and select type 2 diabetes cases). In this diabetes pharmacology review, I break down the mechanism of action of an amylin analog, why it helps postprandial glucose control, and the key clinical pearls you need for exams and practice.
You’ll learn how to:
- What amylin does physiologically and how pramlintide mimics it
- How pramlintide lowers post-meal blood glucose (slows gastric emptying, suppresses glucagon, increases satiety)
- How to use pramlintide with mealtime insulin (timing + dose adjustment concepts)
- Adverse effects & safety: nausea, hypoglycemia risk, and major counseling points
The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.
Chapter Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Agents
02:42 Indications & Uses
03:16 Net Benfits
04:41 Pharmacology
09:57 Clinical Knowledge
21:29 Summary
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