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    Beyond Insulin: Diabetes Meds and What They Do

    SCAN Club Newsletter Diabetes Issue June 2020

    Sorry to say, there is no single magic pill that can treat diabetes. However, there are many different types of drugs that can work with the other parts of your diabetes management plan to keep your blood sugar at healthy levels. Sometimes, one drug is enough. But if one medication alone doesn’t do the trick, your doctor may prescribe a combination of diabetes pills or injectables, or these drugs plus insulin.

    Now that newer diabetes medications are injected under the skin, it can be confusing to know whether a drug is insulin or not. We’ve listed some of them below, along with each one’s tier in the 2020 SCAN Formulary.

    Drug Category

    Brand Name

    Tier

    Type/ What They Do

    GLP-1 Agonists

    Bydureon

    Byetta

    Victoza

    Ozempic

    Trulicity

    3

    3

    3

    3

    4

    Non-insulin injection/ Stimulate

    the pancreas to produce more insulin

    after meals and reduce appetite

    SGLT2 Inhibitors

     

    Invokana

    Farxiga

    3

    3

    Tablet/ Prevent glucose from being

    absorbed in the kidneys—so, there’s less glucose in the blood

    SGLT2 Inhibitors

    and Metformin

    Invokamet (regular and XR)

    Xigduo XR

    3

     

    3

    DPP-4 Inhibitors

    Januvia

    Onglyza

    3

    3

    Tablet/ Increase the effect of hormones that help reduce blood glucose levels, without causing

    hypoglycemia or negatively affecting

    cholesterol levels

    DPP-4 Inhibitors

    and Metformin

    Janumet (regular and XR)

    Kombiglyze XR

    3

     

    3

    Amylin Analogues

    SymlinPen

    5

    Non-insulin injection/ Work with insulin to control blood sugar

    Depending on your health issues, your doctor may also prescribe a medication used to treat conditions other than diabetes. For example, colesevelam is a cholesterol-lowering medication that also reduces blood sugar levels and can be safer for people who may not be able to use other diabetes medications because of liver problems.

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