Diabetes

Diabetes Definition

By definition, diabetes is having a blood glucose level of greater than or equal to 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) after an eight-hour fast (not eating anything), or by having a non-fasting glucose level greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL along with symptoms of diabetes, or a glucose level of greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL on a two-hour glucose tolerance test, or an A1c greater than or equal to 6.5%. Unless the person is having obvious symptoms of diabetes or is in a diabetic crisis, the diagnosis must be confirmed with a repeat test.

Diabetes Drugs

The following are some of the diabetes drugs available in the U.S.:

• Acarbose (Precose)
• Albiglutide (Tanzeum)
• Alogliptin (Nesina)
• Alogliptin and metformin (Kazano)
• Alogliptin and pioglitazone (Oseni)
• Bromocriptine mesylate (Cycloset, Parlodel)
• Canaglifozin (Invokana)
• Canagliflozin and metformin (Invokamet)
• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)
• Dapagliflozin and metformin (Xigduo XR)
• Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
• Empagliflozin (Jardiance)
• Empagliflozin and linagliptin (Glyxambi)
• Empagliflozin and metformin (Synjardy)
• Exenatide Byetta)
• Glimepiride (Amaryl)
• Glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase)
• Glyburide and metformin (Glucovance)
• Insulin aspart (NovoLog)
• Insulin degludec (Tresiba)
• Insulin glargine (Basaglar, Lantus, Toujeo)
• Insulin Isophane (Humulin N, Novolin N)
• Insulin Isophane/ regular insulin (Humulin 70/30, Novolin 70/30)
• Insulin lispro (Humalog)
• Linagliptin (Tradjenta)
• Liraglutide (Victoza)
• Metformin (Glucophage)
• Miglitol (Glyset)
• Nateglinide (Starlix)
• Pioglitazone (Actos)
• Repaglinide (Prandin)
• Rosiglitazone Avandia)
• Rosiglitazone and glimepiride (Avandaryl)
• Rosiglitazone and metformin (Avandamet)
• Saxagliptin (Onglyza)
• Semaglutide (Ozempic)
• Sitagliptin (Januvia)

Referens
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/qa/what-is-the-medical-definition-of-diabetes, https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-medications