Acetohexamide (trade name Dymelor) is a first-generation sulfonylurea medication used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2, particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone. ==Mechanism of action== Acetohexamide lowers blood sugar by stimulating the pancreas to secrete insulin and helping the body use insulin efficiently. The ...
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an oral medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes. It lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin and by helping the body better use the insulin it makes. Belongs to the class of medicines called sulfonylureas. (Brand name: Dymelor.)
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an oral medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make
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<drug> A drug taken to lower the level of glucose in the blood. Only some people with non insulin-dependent diabetes take these pills. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(as″ә-to-hek´sә-mīd) a sulfonylurea administered orally to treat hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose blood glucose cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone.
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An oral medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin and by helping the body better use the insulin it makes.
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Acetohexamide is a medicine used to lower the level of glucose in the blood given to some people with non-insulin-dependent diabetes in pill form.
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