subject: Oral Medicines For Diabetes [print this page] Body produces insulin, but the insulin does not able to control blood glucose level due to the body"s low sensitivity to insulin called insulin resistance. Diabetes oral medications are needed to maintain normal blood glucose level.
A happy news to type 2 diabetes, it is possible to stop taking diabetes oral medicines if lose some excess weight. (Always consult your doctor before stop taking the diabetes medicines.) Losing 10 or 15 pounds can sometimes help to reach the target blood glucose level without medications.
Several types of diabetes oral medications are available, which works to reduce blood glucose level differently. Some people need to take oral medication and insulin to bring back their normal blood glucose level, follow doctor"s advice. Doctor may advised to try one type of diabetes oral medication, if it doesn"t produce expected result then doctor may prescribe
Higher dosage of the same medicine or
A different medication or
Include insulin treatment to reach target blood glucose level.
Diabetes oral medicines
Some of the commonly available diabetes medications are
Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor - Body produces insulin, but the body does not response to the insulin called insulin resistance. Diabetes medications are needed to normalize blood glucose level. Some Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor medications are Precose and Acarbose.
Biguanide - limits the amount of glucose produced by the liver, thus blood glucose levels does not go too high thus helps to treat insulin resistance. Some Biguanide medications are Metformin and Glucophage.
D-Phenylalanine - helps the body to produce more insulin for a short time after food, thus stops blood glucose level from going too high after food. Some D-Phenylalanine medications are Starlix and Nateglinide.
DPP-4 Inhibitor - lowers blood glucose by helping body to produce more insulin when needed. Also it prevents liver from putting glucose into the blood. DPP-4 Inhibitor medication is Januvia.
Meglitinide - helps the body to produce more insulin immediatly after meals, thus blood glucose rise is stopped after eating. Some Meglitinide medications are Repaglinide and Prandin.
Sulfonylurea - help the body to produce more insulin, this excess insulin helps to lower the blood glucose level when needed, especially after meal time. Some Sulfonylurea medications are Glipizide, Glyburide and Glimepiride
Thiazolidinedione - helps the body to utilize the insulin properly, thus blood glucose level stay normal and body cells get the energy they needed. Some Sulfonylurea medications are Glipizide, Glyburide and Glimepiride
Combination Diabetes Pills - Many diabetic patients need more than one type of diabetes pill to control their blood glucose level, thus combination diabetes pills. Some of the Combination Diabetes Pills are Avandamet, Glucovance, Actoplus met and Avandaryl.
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