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hypoglycemic agent
Indications:
- treatment of diabetes mellitus
Laboratory:
- insulin in serum
- C-peptide in serum
- hypoglycemics.oral in hair
- hypoglycemics.oral in body fluid
- hypoglycemics.oral in blood
- hypoglycemics.oral in serum/plasma
- hypoglycemics.oral in urine
Adverse effects:
- hypoglycemia*
* hypoglycemic agents least likely to cause hypoglycemia
- metformin
- SGLT2 inhibitors (flozins)
- GLP-1 receptor agonists (incretin mimetics, glutides)
- tirzepatide
- thiazolidinediones (glitazones)
- dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (gliptins)
Interactions
drug interactions
drug adverse effects of hypoglycemic agents
Specific
aldose reductase inhibitor
hypoglycemic combination
oral hypoglycemic agent
parenteral hypoglycemic agent
pharmaceutical insulin
TAK-875
General
endocrine agent
References
- NEJM Knowledge+ Endocrinology