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What were the first drugs prescribed for Type II diabetes?
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in a class of compounds called sulfonylureas and include tolbutamide, tolazamide, acetohexamide, and chlorpropamide. Newer drugs in the same class are now available and include glyburide, glimeperide, and glipizide
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What is the most common medicine for Diabetes?
As there are two types of Diabetes, Type I or also known as Juvenile Diabetes and Type II Diabetes complicated by the fact that there are a number of types of Insulin prescribed for type I diabetics and a number of drugs that are available to prescribe to type II diabetics and is further complicated by the fact that some people are prescribed both an insulin and oral medication which makes it harder to narrow down the most prescribed medicine to treat diabetes.
What is the treatment of diabetes?
Insulin for type 1 type 2 with prescription drugs and diet and excerise
What type of drugs harm people?
All drugs can be harmful when used for reasons other than intended or prescribed.
What is Metformin prescribed for?
Metformin is one of the first medical treatments recommended for use in Type II diabetes. It helps the body properly use insulin and has shown significant health benefits over long term use.Side effects tend to be mild, but do include a very rare - yet 50% fatal - condition called Lactic Acidosis.
Which type of diabetes begins in childhood or adolescence?
The first type of diabetes, Type 1 diabetes (formerly called juvenile diabetes), is usually first recognized in children or adolescents and is generally not preventable. In this type of diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin or produces very little. This is the most serious type and requires daily insulin treatment for life to be sustained. About 10% of people with diabetes have this type.
Was Winston Churchill taking drugs?
What type of drugs are not specified. He likely was prescribed various medications throughout his life. If you meant did he abuse drugs or take illegal drugs, there is no record of this happening.
How does the first stage of diabetes affect second stage of diabetes?
The first stage of diabetes is called Type I or juvenile diabetes, whereas the second stage is called Type II, which generally occurs to persons of the age group of 30 onwards. While Type I diabetes can be controlled, Type II diabetes persists throughout life, affecting other organs of the body.
What conditions are treated with antidiabetic drugs?
Treatment of type I diabetes.type II diabetes.help control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes).
What is Sulfonylurea used for?
Sulfonylurea is one of the drugs that is used to treat type 2 diabetes. It works by increasing the insulin that is produced from the pancreas so helps to reduce the effects of the diabetes on the body.
If your husband have diabetes will your child get diabetes?
Possible because both type-I and type-II diabetes run in families as there is a genetic component. If your husband has type-I diabetes then there's a chance it will be inherited. If your husband has type-II diabetes, your child may inherit a tendency to get diabetes if diet and exercise are poor.
What Diseases caused due to deficiency of insulin?
Type 1 diabetes
How many types of diabetic?
The types of Diabetes are type 1 with sub type -brittle diabetes, type 2 and juvenile diabetes, type 3 (under research) , and Gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
