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The Most Prescribed Oral Medications for Diabetes

The list given below shows the most prescribed oral diabetes medications including several new drugs and most of generic versions. To learn more about each of the listed medicine, click on its name. We also made a comparison of most popular, effective natural supplements for blood sugar regulation. Given that you can buy these products without a prescription, we also reviewed all reputable suppliers in order to find the cheapest place where you can buy these remedies online.

Actos (generic name: Pioglitazone HCl) is an antihyperglycemic agent. It helps the body respond better to insulin and it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver. It also can help control blood sugar levels.

Amaryl (generic name: Glimepiride) is in a class of drugs called sulfonylureas. It is used in diabetes, along with with diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes. It helps in a blood sugar level control.

Avandia (generic name: Rosiglitazone): Like Actos, Avandia is an antihyperglycemic agent, which helps the body respond better to insulin. It reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver.

Diamicron MR (generic name: Gliclazide) is an hypoglycemic agent which belongs to the sulfonylurea group. Its hypoglycemic action is related to an improvement in insulin secretion from the functioning beta cells of the pancreas. It potentiates the insulin release and improves the dynamics of insulin.

Euglucon (generic name: Glyburide / Glibencamide) is in a class of drugs called sulfonylureas. It is used to treat type 2 diabetes along with diet, exercise, and insulin therapy, if necessary.

Glucophage (generic name: Metformin) works in three ways: first, it reduces the amount of glucose produced by your liver; second, it reduces the amount of glucose absorbed from food through your stomach; and third, it makes the insulin that your body produces work better to reduce the amount of glucose already in your blood.

Glucotrol (generic name: Glipizide) Like the other drugs which belong to the same class of drugs called sulfonylureas (Amaryl and Euglucon, for instance), it is used to help control blood sugar levels. It is prescribed for type 2 diabetes along with diet, exercise, and insulin therapy, if necessary.

Glucovance (generic name: Glyburide & Metformin HCl) is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. It is in a class of drugs called sulfonylureas.

Starlix (generic name: Nateglinide) belongs to a class of drugs called meglitinides. It is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly called 'adult-onset') in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone.

There are also several natural supplements which have been studied and proven to help people with diabetes. Here you can find more information about these natural supplements.