Type 2 Diabetes - Risk Factors - Symptoms & Signs - Management - Prevention
Globalization and changing lifestyles has made diabetes very common in developing countries so much so that India is known as the Diabetes Capital of the World.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Acetohexamide
Acetohexamide is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus for controlling the high blood sugar level together with diet and exercise.
Alogliptin
Alogliptin is prescribed to reduce high blood sugar level in patients with type 2 diabetes along with diet control and exercise.
Alogliptin and Metformin
Alogliptin and Metformin combination is used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control or to treat hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Alogliptin and Pioglitazone
Alogliptin and Pioglitazone combination is used to treat high blood sugar level in patients with type 2 diabetes along with diet control and exercise.
Canagliflozin
Canagliflozin is an antidiabetic (sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor), prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus along with diet and exercise.
Chlorpropamide
Chlorpropamide is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Brand Names :
Diabinese | Copamide | Chlorformin | Diabinese | Copamide
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Colesevelam Hcl
Colesevelam Hcl is a bile acid sequestrant, prescribed for familial hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes with other medications.
Ertugliflozin
• Ertugliflozin tablet is a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor which is prescribed for adult patients with type 2 diabetes as an adjunct therapy to diet control and exercise with a focus to improve glycemic control.
Exenatide
Exenatide is a incretin mimetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise, either alone or with other medications.
Brand Names :
Byetta Pen | Byetta (250 mcg)
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Glibenclamide
Glibenclamide is an oral hypoglycemic (glucose lowering) drug used to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes in addition to diet and exercise
Brand Names :
Comdiab | Glybid | Melitus (2.5+400) | Glucotrac | Sycored | Sugatrol | Glycurb (2.5+400) | Metica G | Glifil M | Benclamet
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Glibenclamide and Metformin
Glibenclamide and Metformin contains sulfonylurea and biguanide antidiabetic combination, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Gliclazide
Gliclazide is an oral hypoglycemic (anti-diabetic drug), prescribed for type 2 diabetes
Brand Names :
Refraz M | Aliza -M | G -Met | Gzide M | Glurib - M | K -Gem | Bioformin | Glico -M | Glitec - M | Ancalzide -M
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Glimepiride
Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Brand Names :
Adride | Adride (2 mg) | Adride (4 mg) | Amarglim | Amaryl | Amaryl (2 mg) | Amaryl (3 mg) | Asoride | Asoride (2 mg) | Asoride (3 mg)
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Glipizide
Glipizide is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
Brand Names :
Glipimet | Glimet | Glicept | Glipmet | Bimode -M | Glicept 500 | Godde M | Glipmet Forte | Glycind MF | Metaglez Forte
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Glipizide and Metformin
Glipizide and Metformin contains sulfonylurea and biguanide antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Glucomannan
Glucomannan is a dietary fiber, prescribed for constipation, type 2 diabetes, and weight loss.
Brand Names :
Dietmann (500mg) | Dietmann Flapowder (1.2gm) | Dietmann Flapowd
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Insulin Aspart
Insulin Aspart is a fast-acting form of the hormone insulin, prescribed for diabetes mellitus.
Brand Names :
FlexPen | Novomix 30 Flexpen 100IU/ml | Novomix-30 Penfill | Novorapid Flexpen | Novorapid Flexpen Vial | Novorapid Flexpen (100 iu) (10ml) | Novorapid Penfill (100 iu) | Novorapid (100IU/ml) | Novorapid (100IU/ml) | Novorapid (100IU/ml)
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Insulin Detemir
Insulin Detemir is a long-acting form of the hormone insulin, prescribed for diabetes in patients with need of insulin to control their diabetes.
Insulin glargine
Insulin glargine is a long-acting form of the insulin hormone, prescribed for diabetes along with proper diet and exercise program.
Brand Names :
Basalog (100 IU) (10ml) | Basalog (100 IU) (3ml) | Lantus | Basalog (100IU/ml) | Basalog (100IU/ml) | Lantus (100IU/ml) | Lantus Optisets (100IU)
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Linagliptin
Linagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Linagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride
Linagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride contains dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and biguanide, prescribed for type 2 diabetes in certain patients along with diet and exercise.
Metformin
Metformin is an oral antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Brand Names :
Chromet-SR (1000mg+500 mcg) | Asoformin | Asoformin SR | Avimet (500 mg) | B Form | Baymet | Bemet | Bigesens | Bigesens (500mg) | Bigesens XR
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Miglitol
Miglitol is an oral anti-diabetic drug (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor), prescribed for type 2 diabetes either alone or with other medications.
Brand Names :
Diamig | Glock | Migset | Migtor | Miglit | Misobit | Mignar | Glock (50 mg) | Migset (50 mg) | Miglit (50 mg)
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Pioglitazone
Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes in certain patients.
Brand Names :
Pio | Piomed | Piolem | Diaglit | Glito | Pglit | Pizorad | Pioneer | Glita | G - Tase
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Pioglitazone and Metformin
Pioglitazone and Metformin contains oral antidiabetics, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Repaglinide
Repaglinide is a meglitinide antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes.
Brand Names :
Regan | Eurepa | Repide (0.5 mg) | Rapilin | Regan (1 mg) | Rapilin (1 mg) | Repamon | Eurepa (1 mg) | Regan (2 mg) | Rapilin (2 mg)
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Repaglinide and Metformin
Repaglinide and Metformin contains meglitinide and biguanide, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Rosiglitazone and Metformin
Rosiglitazone and Metformin contains thiazolidinedione and biguanide antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Saxagliptin
Saxagliptin is a new oral anti-diabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise.
Saxagliptin and Metformin
Saxagliptin and Metformin contains two oral antihyperglycemic medications (a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and biguanide), prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Semaglutide
Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist which is prescribed to treat adult patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise to improve glucose control
Simvastatin and Sitagliptin
Simvastatin and Sitagliptin contains antidiabetic and cholesterol-lowering agent, prescribed for treating type 2 diabetes and lowering high cholesterol.
Sitagliptin
Sitagliptin is indicated to improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus along with diet and exercise.
Brand Names :
JANUVIA tab | JANUVIA tab | Januvia (25mg) | Januvia (50mg) | Januvia (100mg)
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Teneligliptin
Teneligliptin is prescribed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in adults along with diet and exercise.
Brand Names :
Zita Plus (20mg) | Glitenly | GLITENLY-M FORTE TABLET | Tenliptin 20 Tablet
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Tolazamide
Tolazamide is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes either alone or with other medications.
Tolbutamide
Tolbutamide is an antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Brand Names :
Tolbutamide | Rastinone | Rastinon | Rastinone (500mg)
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Vildagliptin
Vildagliptin is an oral antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus along with other medications.
Brand Names :
Jalra M (500+50) | Galvus MET (50+500) | Zolmelis Met (1000+50) | Galvus Met (50 mg/850 mg) | Galvus Met (50 mg/500 mg) | Galvus Met (50 mg/850 mg) | Galvus Met (50 mg/1000 mg)
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