This approach helps circumvent managing patients to treatment failure, which can reduce the number of drugs prescribed for patients and help lower the risk of hypoglycemia [84]. Hypoglycemia can also be avoided by opting for targeted therapies in lieu of insulin or sulfonylureas. These agents are ...
There are a few downsides to Invokana, however, as it increases thirst and urination. Patients may also experience more frequent infections, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), because of the amount of sugar being excreted in their urine; as we know, bacteria love sugar. This medication ...
Drugs commonly used to treat type II diabetes 1. Biguanides Generic: Metformin Biguanides work by improving your insulin sensitivity and stopping production of glucose by the liver. Advantages: Lowers triglycerides. Triglycerides are harmful substances that increase fat. No weight gain. No high BP....
people with diabetes may use insulin or oral drugs, depending on the type of diabetes they have or the severity of their condition. Hypoglycemia occurs most often in people who use insulin to lower their blood sugar. All people with type 1 diabetes and some people oral drugs called sulfonylur...
Both drugs are indicated for the treatment of obesity-related type 2 diabetes and have a protective effect on kidney function. However, there are slight differences in terms of weight loss effects and suitability for liver and kidney conditions: ...
Sulfonylureas such as glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (Diabeta, Glynase), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL), tolbutamide, and tolazamide Biguanides such as metformin (Fortamet, Glucophage, Glucophage XR, Glumetza, and Riomet) Dopamine receptor agonists such as bromocr...
Colesevelam (Welchol) also is used in combination with other drugs for treating type 2 diabetes such as metformin (Glucophage), sulfonylureas, or insulin to further lower blood sugar levels. Side effects:Colesevelam (Welchol) usually is well-tolerated. Patients may experience constipation, upset sto...
only one kind of oral medication. Those were called sulfonylureas, the drugs that stimulate the pancreas to make more insulin. Now we have, in addition to that, drugs that improve insulin sensitivity in muscle and fat, so called thiazolidinediones like rosiglitazone and pioglitozone, troglita...
South African Family PracticeDonovan PJ, McIntyre HD. Drugs for gestational diabetes. Aust Prescr 2010 ; 33: 141–144.Evans JMM, Ogston SA, Emslie-Smith A, Risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a comparison of patients treated with sulfonylureas and metformin....
Understanding the cardiovascular risk with non-insulin antidiabetic drugs. Data are presented for all major classes of antidiabetic drugs: metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 analogues, and SGLT-2... Vasilios,G,Athyros,... - 《Expert Opinion on Drug Safety》 被...