Diabetes and thyroid
Sulfonylureas
Used for
Type 2 diabetes
How it works
Push the pancreas to release more insulin.
Watch for
Low blood sugar, especially if a meal is skipped.
- Name clue
- gli- or gly- (at the start)
- Examples
- glipizide (Glucotrol)
- glyburide
- glimepiride (Amaryl)
More in diabetes and thyroid
- BiguanidesType 2 diabetes (usually the first drug)
- DPP-4 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes
- SGLT2 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes; also heart failure and kidney disease
- GLP-1 agonistsType 2 diabetes; some for weight loss
- Thiazolidinediones (TZDs)Type 2 diabetes
- InsulinType 1 and type 2 diabetes
- GlucagonRescue for severe low blood sugar
- Thyroid hormonesLow thyroid (hypothyroidism)
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