This document appears to be a slide presentation given by Dr. Faraz Farishta on diabetes management. It discusses diabetes as a global health problem and challenges in achieving optimal blood sugar control, including clinical inertia. It reviews guidelines on treatment goals and limitations of conventional oral therapies. It then discusses how DPP-4 inhibitors were developed to address multiple defects in type 2 diabetes by inhibiting the breakdown of GLP-1, an incretin hormone that stimulates insulin secretion. Data is presented on the efficacy and value of the DPP-4 inhibitor vildagliptin.