antidiabetic drug

Noun
  1. A drug used to treat diabetes mellitus (synset 102722016)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • glipizide, glucotrol - an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
    • diabeta, glyburide, micronase - an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
    • glucophage, metformin - an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
    • sulfonylurea - antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
    same as: antidiabetic

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