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antihyperglycemic

Definitions

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  • adjective of a medication or treatment Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
  • noun medicine Such a medication

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ hyperglycemic, or anti- + hyperglycemia + -ic.

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Examples

  • “Low-glycemic index diets may be useful as part of the strategy to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes taking antihyperglycemic medications.”

    A tale of two studies | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008

  • The participants, who were treated with antihyperglycemic medications, were randomly assigned to receive 1 of the 2 diet treatments for 6 months.

    A tale of two studies | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008

  • The study of the health maintenance organization's members in parts of Oregon and Washington included 1,799 type 2 diabetes patients for whom metformin successfully lowered A1c below 7% as their first antihyperglycemic drug.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010

  • The inherent problem is that many of the antihyperglycemic medications used to combat high glycated hemoglobin are associated with weight gain and/or type 2 diabetes cardiovascular outcome trials-the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Prozac 2 diabetes, the antihyperglycemic chain of asesoramiento hydrochloride agudas was unsupported in moniters and females.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • With the absence of a superior antihyperglycemic therapy, patients 'personal health factors should be examined as well as their

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Over two to five years of follow-up through Kaiser's medical records database, 42% of those patients saw their A1c rise above 7. 5% or added or switched to another antihyperglycemic agent, which the researchers defined as secondary failure of metformin.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010

  • The in vivo efficacy of 7Fb as an antihyperglycemic agent was evaluated in a BKS db/db diabetic mouse model with a dose of 50 mg·kg

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Zhang Liu 2010

  • In this group, 2 patients regained insulin independence after taking the antihyperglycemic drug sitagliptin, and their C-peptide levels also went up.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Study reveals that low carbohydrate diet delayed the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy in type 2 diabetic patients

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

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