Dawa za kutibu kisukari

Dawa za kutibu kisukari hutegemea aina ya kisukari ambazo zipo mbili, kisukari aina ya kwanza na kisukari aina ya pili, kisukari aina ya kwanza hutibiwa kwa homoni insulin. Hii ni homoni inayoongeza matumizi ya sukari kwenye chembe mbalimbali mwilini na kisukari aina ya pili hutibiwa kwa dawa.

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Dawa ya kutibu kisukari aina ya kwanza

• Insulin

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Dawa za kutibu kisukari aina ya pili

1. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

• Acarbose (Precose)

• Miglitol (Glyset)

2. Biguanides

• Metformin-alogliptin (Kazano)

3. Dopamine agonist

• Bromocriptine

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4. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors

• Alogliptin (Nesina)

• Linagliptin (Tradjenta)

• Saxagliptin (Onglyza)

• Sitagliptin (Januvia)

• Vildagliptin

5. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 receptor agonists)

• Albiglutide (Tanzeum)

• Dulaglutide (Trulicity)

• Exenatide (Byetta)

• Liraglutide (Victoza)

• Semaglutide (Ozempic)

6. Meglitinides

• Nateglinide (Starlix)

• Repaglinide (Prandin)

7. Sodium-glucose transporter (SGLT) 2 inhibitors

• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)

• Canagliflozin (Invokana)

• Empagliflozin (Jardiance)

• Ertugliflozin (Steglatro)

8. Sulfonylureas

• Glimepiride (Amaryl)

• Gliclazide

• Glyburide (diabeta, Glynase, Micronase)

• Chlorpropamide (Diabinese)

• Tolazamide (Tolinase)

• Tolbutamide (Orinase, Tol-Tab)

9. Thiazolidinediones

• Rosiglitazone (Avandia)

• Pioglitazone(Actos)