agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pramlintide, all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents...
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Semaglutide is an antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and an anti-obesity medication used for long-term weight management...
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Metformin (section Type 2 diabetes)
name Glucophage, among others, is the main first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, particularly in people who are overweight. It is also...
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Tirzepatide is an antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and for weight loss. Tirzepatide is administered via subcutaneous injections...
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anti-diabetic medications (such as metformin and semaglutide) and lifestyle modifications can be used to manage type 2. Gestational diabetes, a form that...
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance...
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Jardiance, among others, is an antidiabetic medication used to improve glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes. It is taken by mouth. Common side effects...
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under the brand name Trulicity among others, is a medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in combination with diet and exercise. It is also...
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glucose. Such conditions include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and complications of diabetes such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar...
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Hypoglycemia (section Medications)
come on quickly. The most common cause of hypoglycemia is medications used to treat diabetes such as insulin, sulfonylureas, and biguanides. Risk is greater...
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the brand name Januvia among others, is an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. In the United Kingdom it is listed as less preferred than...
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (section Medications)
only oral medication for the treatment of androgenic alopecia, that is FDA approved. Metformin is a medication commonly used in type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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many patients with diabetes have two or more comorbidities, they often require multiple medications. The prevalence of medication nonadherence is high...
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Adherence (medicine) (redirect from Medication compliance)
therapies for asthma, diabetes, and hypertension. Major barriers to compliance are thought to include the complexity of modern medication regimens, poor health...
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for SGLT2 inhibitors because most people with type 2 diabetes are taking many other medications. Gliflozins appear to increase the diuretic effect of...
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Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce or control excess body fat. These medications alter one of the...
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Dapagliflozin (category Combination diabetes drugs)
names Farxiga (US) and Forxiga (EU) among others, is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It is also used to treat adults with heart failure and...
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the brand name Actos among others, is an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It may be used with metformin, a sulfonylurea, or insulin...
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Glibenclamide, also known as glyburide, is an antidiabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It is recommended that it be taken together with diet...
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pregnancy assist in prevention. Gestational diabetes is treated with a diabetic diet, exercise, medication (such as metformin), and sometimes insulin injections...
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) (arginine vasopressin disorder), alternately called arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) or arginine vasopressin resistance...
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GLP-1 receptor agonist (section Type 2 diabetes)
first line treatment for people with both type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. Both types of medication can be combined with metformin. One of the advantages...
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) refers to any of several hereditary forms of diabetes mellitus caused by mutations in an autosomal dominant...
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the market. Zealand Pharma is mostly known and recognized for the diabetes medication Lyxumia, which has been developed in collaboration with the French...
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Insulin degludec (section Type 1 diabetes)
subcutaneous injection to help control the blood sugar level of those with diabetes. It has a duration of action that lasts up to 42 hours (compared to 18...
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Liraglutide (section Type 2 diabetes)
others, is an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, and chronic obesity. It is a second-line therapy for diabetes following first-line therapy...
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sold under the brand name Tradjenta among others, is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes (but not type 1) in conjunction with exercise and diet...
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Diabetic nephropathy (redirect from Diabetes with renal manifestations)
slow (but not stop) progression of the disease. Three classes of diabetes medications – GLP-1 agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, and SGLT2 inhibitors– are also...
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effects. On November 14, 2007, the FDA added a boxed warning to the diabetes medication Avandia (rosiglitazone), citing the risk of heart failure or heart...
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