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Diabetes medication
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1- Repaglinide (Prandin) 2- Nateglinide (Starlix) | Meglitinides |
| Meglitinides Action | Stimulate release of insulin |
| Meglitinides advantages | Works quickly |
| Meglitinides side effect | Hypoglycemia, weight gain, nausea, backpain,headache |
| Biguanides | Metformin (Fortaleza, Glucophage, others) |
| Biguanides action | Inhibit release of glucose from the liver, improve sensitivity to insulin |
| Biguanides advantage | May promote modest wt loss, modest decrease ldl (bad cholesterol) |
| Biguanides side effects | Well tolerated wt loss or wt neutral, nausea, diarrhea, and rarely: harmful buildup of lactic acid |
| Thiazolidinediones | Rosiglitazone ( Avandia) Pioglitazone (Actos) |
| Thiazolidinediones action | Inhibit release of glucose from the liver, improve sensitivity to insulin |
| Thiazolidinediones advantage | May slightly increase hdl (good cholesterol) |
| Thiazolidinediones side effects | Heart failure, heart attack, stroke, liver disease |
| Alpha glucosidase inhibitors | Acarbose (Precose) Miglitol (Glyset) |
| Alpha glucosidase inhibitors action | Slow breakdown of starches and some sugars |
| Alpha glucosidase inhibitors advantage | Doesn't cause wt gain |
| Alpha glucosidase inhibitors side effects | Stomach pain, gas, diarrhea |