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Meglitinides or glinides are a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. [1] Drugs. Repaglinide (trade name Prandin) [2] gained US Food and Drug Administration ...
Repaglinide is an antidiabetic drug in the class of medications known as meglitinides, and was invented in 1983.Repaglinide is a medication used in addition to diet and exercise for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes. [1]
Pages in category "Meglitinides" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Meglitinides help the pancreas produce insulin and are often called "short-acting secretagogues." They act on the same potassium channels as sulfonylureas, but at a different binding site. [ 29 ] By closing the potassium channels of the pancreatic beta cells, they open the calcium channels, thereby enhancing insulin secretion.
Mitiglinide (INN, [1] trade name Glufast) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. [2]Mitiglinide belongs to the meglitinide (glinide) class of blood glucose-lowering drugs and is currently co-marketed in Japan by Kissei and Takeda.
Insulin resistance, or low insulin sensitivity, happens when cells throughout the body don’t respond properly to the hormone insulin, especially cells in muscles, fat and the liver. Insulin is a ...
A study funded by Novo Nordisk, the U.S. distributor for Repaglinide, compared their product with Nateglinide in "A randomized, parallel-group, open-label, multicenter 16-week clinical trial". [1]
There are a large number of natural products with alpha-glucosidase inhibitor action [6] [7] [1]. For example, research has shown the culinary mushroom Maitake (Grifola frondosa) has a hypoglycemic effect.