hypoglycemic agent


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hy·po·gly·ce·mic a·gent

(hī'pō-glī-sē'mik ā'jĕnt)
Oral medications used in the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, but ineffective in Type 1 diabetes.
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All subjects maintained their usual diabetes therapy which consisted of the oral hypoglycemic agents sulfonylurea and/or metformin.
Olive leaf as a hypoglycemic agent
Dhulkotia JS, Ola B, Fraser R, Farrell Z Oral hypoglycemic agents us insulin in management of gestational diabetes: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
Are oral hypoglycemic agents equivalent to insulin in treating gestational diabetes?
DISCUSSION: Oral hypoglycemic agents involved in drug induced hypoglycemic coma (DIHC) are: gliclazide, glibenclamide, metformin, repaglinide, glimepiride and buformin.
Drug induced hypoglycemic coma in a nondiabetic with chronic liver disease: a case report of drug dispensing error
One study showed that, among diabetic patients whose doses of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) were modified during Ramadan, 58% had changed the timings of the administration of their medications [8].
Evaluating the effect of Ramadan fasting on Muslim patients with diabetes in relation to use of medication and lifestyle patterns: a prospective study
potent hypoglycemic agent in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats from Swertia japonica.
Hypoglycemic effects of the wood of Taxus yunnanensis on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and its active components
The major classes of synthetic oral hypoglycemic agents currently available for the management and/or control of adult-onset, NIDDM, type-2 diabetes mellitus include the sulphonylureas, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and so forth.
Hypoglycemic effect of Sclerocarya birrea {(A. Rich.) Hochst.} [Anacardiaceae] stem-bark aqueous extract in rats
Type 2 diabetes was defined in terms of treatment by diet or with oral hypoglycemic agents, alone or with insulin.
Every 1% rise in hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] increases heart risk by 11%
Schucker said she has found particularly reassuring a study in which 404 gestational diabetic women were randomized to insulin or the second-generation oral hypoglycemic agent. All major maternal and neonatal outcomes were comparable in the two groups (N.
Glyburide called boon for 'brittle' dabetics in pregnancy. (Combined with Insulin)
Drug therapy may consist of an oral hypoglycemic agent, insulin, or a combination of both.
The management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the elderly
One-quarter of patients were treated by diet alone, 12% with an oral hypoglycemic agent alone, 37% with an oral hypoglycemic agent plus insulin, and a further 28% were using only insulin.
A 1% rise in [HbA.sub.1c] bumps up cardio risk by 11%
Senior Writer Thiazolidinedione Combinations Used to Treat Diabetes TZD, plus oral hypoglycemic agent 48% TZD, plus oral hypoglycemic agent, plus insulin 36% TZD, plus insulin 10% TZD only 6% Note: Based on data from 22,709 patients who had taken TZDs to treat type 2 diabetes.
Exposure to diabetes drugs reduces risk of squamous cell carcinoma, study finds
They included only trials in which a hypoglycemic agent was compared with either placebo or with another active drug in combination with metformin for at least 16 weeks.
Ideal add-on to metformin therapy is still unclear

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