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Home Diabetes Glossary oral hypoglycemic agents

oral hypoglycemic agents

Monday,January 4, 2023
ByDiabetesCare.net

by DiabetesCare.net | Jan 4, 2023 | 0 comments

(hy-po-gly-SEE-mik):

medicines taken by mouth by people with type 2 diabetes to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible. Classes of oral hypoglycemic agents are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, D-phenylalanine derivatives, meglitinides, sulfonylureas, and thiazolidinediones.

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