<pharmacology> Oral medications used to treat type II diabetes (adult onset diabetes). These medications lower blood sugar by increasing the production of insulin in the pancreas. ... Examples include: glyburide, glipizide, acetohexamide, glucamide, Diabinese, Diabeta, Micronase, metformin hydrochloride and Glucotrol. ... Origin: Gr. Glykys =... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973