Being diagnosed with diabetes may have a significant impact on your life. Although some people can successfully manage their diabetes through weight control, exercise, and diet alone, many others will also need some form of medication.
Depending on your individual health profile, your doctor may recommend medication in addition to nutrition and exercise to help reduce potential complications that can occur in the early stages of the diabetes. This combined therapy may also result in almost normal glycemic (blood sugar) control.
The most common diabetes medicines are divided into groups according to their main site of action and their effect.
Pancreas
Sulfonylureas Stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin
Meglitinides stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin in response to a meal
Insulin short and long acting increase insulin secretion and help the body’s cells use glucose from the blood for energy
Fatty tissue and muscle
Thiazolidinediones -TZDs decrease insulin resistance in muscle and fatty tissue to help the body to respond better to the existing insulin
Liver
Biguanides prevent the liver from producing excess glucose and help the body respond better to insulin
DPP-4 inhibitors lower blood glucose levels and help keep levels stable
Kidneys
SGLT-2 Inhibitors lower blood glucose and promote weight loss by excreting excess glucose in the urine
GI tract
GLP-1 analogs stimulate the release of insulin from the pancreas, slow food moving through the stomach, increase the feeling of satiety
It is important to work in partnership with your doctor so you can establish your treatment goals early, recognize when the therapeutic pathway isn’t working, and change treatment before your diabetes is allowed to deteriorate.
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