drugs used in diabetes

Question 1

What is the uses of insulin?

Answer 1

Type I DM.
Type II when need for glycemic control (hospitalized, stress, sepsis, ICU admission).
Adjuvant to other diabetes drug to control blood sugar (type II).
Hyperkalemia.
DKA.

Question 2

Types of Insulin

Answer 2

Ultra-short (Rapid)

Short

Intermediate

Long

Question 3

What is the groups of Insulin secretagogues?

Answer 3

Sulfonylureas

Meglitinides

Question 4

Which the following is Meglitinides?

Answer 4

Repaglinide, Nateglinide

Question 5

What is the Sulfonylureas?

Answer 5

First generation
Tolbutamide,Chlorpropamide

Second generation
Glipizide ,Glibenclamide

Question 6

What’s the groups of Insulin sensitizers?

Answer 6

Biguanides
Thiazolidinediones (Glitazone)

Question 7

What’s Biguanides?

Answer 7

Metformin

Question 8

What’s the side effects of Metformin?

Answer 8

• GIT disturbances:
Should be taken with meals and started at a low dose to

• Lactic acidosis (rare but Serious)
• Interference with vit. B12 absorption

Question 9

What’s the Glitazone?

Answer 9

Pioglitazone,
Rosiglitazone

Question 10

What’s the GLP-1 agonists ?

Answer 10

Dulaglutide,
Exenatide

Question 11

What’s the following Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP- 4 ) inhibitors?

Answer 11

Sitagliptin,
Vildagliptin

Question 12

What’s the 𝜶-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORS ?

Answer 12

Acarbose

Question 13

What’s the SGLT2)
INHIBITORS?

Answer 13

Canagliflozin,
Dapagliflozin,