[Hypoglycemic treatment in type 2 diabetes patients suffering from moderate to severe renal failure in France. Aim of the study].

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study is to describe the hypoglycemic agents prescribed to type 2 diabetes patients (T2D) with renal impairment (RI).

Method: Data were extracted from the database LPD-CEGEDIM, based on a sample of 1200 general practitioners. The analysis focused on T2D patients with RI, defined by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) below 60 mL/min/1.73 m², estimated by the MDRD formula.

Results: Of the 36 255 patients identified with T2D, a GFR was calculated for 8 647 patients (23.9%), 1 472 (22%) with a moderate RI (GFR=[30mL/min/1.73 m²-60mL/min/1.73 m²]) and 86 (1.0%) with a severe RI (GFR=[15mL/min/1.73 m-30mL/min/1.73 m²]); 47,6% of T2D patients with a moderate RI and 52,3% of T2D patients with a severe RI were treated with at least one drug contraindicated in patients with moderate or severe RI.

Conclusion: These findings suggest better informing doctors of these contraindications and show the value of having new hypoglycemic drugs that can be used in case of RI.