repaglinide

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A drug that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas, lowers blood glucose levels, and is administered orally for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

[re(lease) + pa(ncreas) + gli- (alteration of (hypo)gly(cemia)) + (megliti)nide, compound class to which it belongs.]

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No references found			More recommended oral hypoglycemic drugs Such as tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, tolazamide, acetohexamide, glyburide, glipizide, glimepiride, repaglinide, or meglitonide may be prescribed to increase insulin production by the pancreas, if exercise and diet do not lower glucose levels sufficiently. Diabetes Causes, Prevention and Treatment Part 2 by john daniel rivera / Health, general community Glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide and repaglinide are associated with hypoglycemia more than other diabetes drugs. Some diabetes drugs provide advantages in weight, cholesterol control by Adverse Event Reporting News Lack of medication was not the reason: Of the 334 patients, 59% were taking metformin, 40% insulin, 38% thiazolidinediones, 36% sulfonylureas, and 16% non-sulfonylurea secretagogues (8% repaglinide and 8% nateglinide). Even endocrinologists sometimes miss type 2 diabetes goals by Tucker, Miriam E. / Clinical Psychiatry News			reordering Reordination reorganisation reorganise reorganised reorganization reorganize reorganized reorient reorientate reorientation Reostat Reotrope Reoviridae reovirus rep Rep-silver Rep. Repace Repacify repack repackage Repacker repacking Repaganize repaglinide repaid repaint repair repair and restoration repair cycle repair cycle aircraft repair kit repair man repair shed repair shop repairable repairer repairman Repairment repairperson repairwoman repand repaper Reparability reparable reparable item Reparably reparation reparative Reparel			REP-PCR Rep-silver Rep. Rep. Ireland Rep. Joseph McCarthy Rep. of Ireland REP1 REP63 REPA REPAC Repace Repacify Repack repackage repackaged repackaged repackager repackages repackaging repacked Repacker repacking repacks REPACTED Repaganize repaglinide REPAHA repaid repaid repaid repaid repaint repainted repainting repaints repair repair repair repair repair repair repair Repair & Alteration Repair & Berthing Barge Repair & Renewal Repair & Return Repair & Return Program Repair & Support Engineering Repair Action Repair Activity Unit Identification Code Repair and Iterate Repair and Life Extension Repair and maintenance Repair And Maintenance of Damaged Aircraft Repair and Overhaul Repair and Rehabilitation of Paved Surfaces

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