meglitinide
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Meglitinide — Meglitinides, aka Glinides [1], are a class of drugs used treat diabetes type 2. They bind to an ATP dependent K+ (KATP) channel on the cell membrane of pancreatic beta cells in a similar manner to sulfonylureas but at a separate binding site.… … Wikipedia
Repaglinide — Systematic (IUPAC) name (S) (+) 2 ethoxy 4 [2 (3 methyl 1 [2 (piperidin 1 yl)phenyl]butylamino) 2 oxoethyl]benzoic acid Clinical data Trade names … Wikipedia
Metformin — Chemical structure (top) and ball and stick model (bottom) of metformin System … Wikipedia
Anti-diabetic drug — Anti diabetic drugs treat diabetes mellitus by lowering glucose levels in the blood. With the exceptions of insulin, exenatide, and pramlintide, all are administered orally and are thus also called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral… … Wikipedia
Nateglinide — Systematic (IUPAC) name 3 phenyl 2 [(4 propan 2 ylcyclohexanecarbonyl)amino]propanoic acid Clinical data Trade names St … Wikipedia
Mitiglinide — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S) 2 benzyl 4 [(3aR,7aS) octahydro 2H isoindol 2 yl] 4 oxobutanoic acid Clinical data AHFS/ … Wikipedia
Prediabetes — Infobox Disease Name = Prediabetes Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|R|73|0|r|70 ICD9 = ICD9|790.29 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D011236Prediabetes is the state in which blood glucose levels are above… … Wikipedia
nateglinide — noun A meglitinide drug for the treatment of type II diabetes that lowers blood glucose by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas … Wiktionary
repaglinide — noun A meglitinide drug for the treatment of type II diabetes … Wiktionary
Anti-diabetic medication — Anti diabetic medications treat diabetes mellitus by lowering glucose levels in the blood. With the exceptions of insulin, exenatide, and pramlintide, all are administered orally and are thus also called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral… … Wikipedia
