antidiabetic drug

Definitions of antidiabetic drug

1. noun

   a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
   synonyms: antidiabetic

   types:

   Glucotrol, glipizide

   an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

   DiaBeta, Micronase, glyburide

   an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

   Glucophage, metformin

   an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes

   sulfonylurea

   antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus

   Tolinase, tolazamide

   a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus

   Orinase, tolbutamide

   sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus

   type of:

   medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease