Antidiabetic agents are drugs used to control hyperglycemia or Diabetes Mellitus. A diabetic patient requires medicine (drugs) to increase the production of endogenous insulin.
With proper meal planning, healthy eating and regular exercise, one can easily get rid of type 2 diabetes.
Anti-diabetic pharmaceuticals are medications designed to help diabetics maintain and manage their blood glucose levels. Diabetes is routinely treated with anti-diabetic medications.
Biguanides (i.g., metformin), sulfonylureas (e.g., glimepiride), meglitinides (e.g., repaglinide), thiazolidinediones (e.g., pioglitazone), dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors (e.g., sitagliptin), dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors (e (e.g., acarbose), are currently six types of anti- diabetic drugs available.
