Diabetic Medications

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Drugs that decrease the absorption of glucose in your stomach & decrease liver glucose production

  1. Glucophage (Metformin HCL)
  2. Fortamet (Metformin)

Drugs that prolong gastric emptying/decrease appetite

  1. Symlin (Pramlintide)
  2. Byetta (Exenatide)

Slows Glucose absorption in the gut

  1. Precose (Acarbose)
  2. Glyset (Miglitol)

Drugs that increase the production of insulin

  1. Glucotrol (Glipizide)
  2. Dymelor (Acetohexamide)
  3. Amaryl (Glimepiride)
  4. Diabeta (Glyburide)
  5. Diabinese (Chlorpropamide)
  6. Byetta (Exenatide)
  7. Starlix (Nateglinide)
  8. Prandin (Repaglinide)

Drugs that increase uptake of sugar by muscle cells

  1. Actos (Pioglitazone)
  2. Avandia (Rosiglitazone)

Combination Drugs

  1. Metaglip (Metformin & Glipizide)
  2. Avandamet (Metformin & Rosiglitazone)
  3. Glucovance (Glyburide & Metformin)
  4. Actosplus Met (Pioglitazone & Metformin)

Insulin Replacement

  1. Humalog
  2. Humalog Mix 75/25
  3. Humulin 50/50
  4. Humulin 70/30
  5. Humulin N
  6. Humulin R
  7. Lantus
  8. Novolin 70/30
  9. Novolin N
  10. Novolin R
  11. Novolin 50/50
  12. Novolog
  13. Novolog Mix 70/30
  14. Apidra
  15. Levimer