antidiabetic drug

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Noun

antidiabetic drug - a drug used to treat diabetes mellitusantidiabeticglipizide, Glucotrol - an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreasDiaBeta, glyburide, Micronase - an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreasmedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseaseGlucophage, metformin - an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetessulfonylurea - antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus

antidiabetic drug

antidiabetic drug,

any of several drugs that control blood sugar level in the treatment of diabetesdiabetes
or diabetes mellitus
, chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of Langerhans) in the pancreas that allows the body to use and store
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hormone secreted by the β cells of the islets of Langerhans, specific groups of cells in the pancreas. Insufficiency of insulin in the body results in diabetes. Insulin was one of the first products to be manufactured using genetic engineering.
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antidiabetic drug

Related to antidiabetic drug: acarbose

noun

Synonyms for antidiabetic drug

noun a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus

Synonyms

antidiabetic

Related Words

glipizide
Glucotrol
DiaBeta
glyburide
Micronase
medicament
medication
medicinal drug
medicine
Glucophage
metformin
sulfonylurea

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