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Liraglutide, sold under the brand name Victoza among others, is an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, and chronic obesity. [6] [7] It is a second-line therapy for diabetes following first-line therapy with metformin. [6] [8] Its effects on long-term health outcomes like heart disease and life expectancy are unclear.
Drugs used in diabetes treat types of diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood. With the exception of insulin , most GLP-1 receptor agonists ( liraglutide , exenatide , and others), and pramlintide , all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents.
Here’s what to keep in mind about type 2 diabetes medications used to support weight loss and weight loss injections: Weight loss injections are safe and effective when used as prescribed .
Ozempic is an FDA-approved medication for people who have type 2 diabetes. It’s often prescribed “off-label” for weight loss — when a drug is prescribed for something it’s not approved for.
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) are oral anti-diabetic drugs used for diabetes mellitus type 2 that work by preventing the digestion of carbohydrates (such as starch and table sugar). They are found in raw plants/herbs such as cinnamon and bacteria (containing the inhibitor acarbose ).
Apples. The original source of sweetness for many of the early settlers in the United States, the sugar from an apple comes with a healthy dose of fiber.
Generally, drugs outlined within the ATC code A10 should be included in this category. Please see WP:PHARM:CAT for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anti-diabetic drugs .
Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage).