intensively studied in clinical trials, showing not only hypoglycaemic effects but also influencing the comorbid metabolic components of the disease. These include the following: 1 -activin type II receptor modulators (bimagrumab), 2 -amylin or dual amylin-calcitonin receptor agonists (Pramlintide-amylin agonist), 3 -activator of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (A-769,662, thienopyridone), 4 -analogues of fibroblast growth factor 21 (pegbelfermin), 5 -fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors (VK0612; MB07803), 6 -new GLP-1 receptor agonists (albiglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, liraglutide, lyxisenatide, semaglutide, efpeglenatide, glutazumab, ITCA-650), 7 -drugs affecting the activity of the sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT 1 and 2) (SGLT 1 -licogliflozin, sotagliflozin and LX2761; SGLT 2 -kanagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, ertugliflozin, ipragliflozin, luseogliflozin, remogliflozin and tofogliflozin), or 8 -imeglimin belonging to a new group of drugs, so-called glimin [1,2].