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List of Treatments for Diabetes

See what members are saying about diabetes treatments, the side effects to expect, and the drug basics.

All treatment information is medically reviewed · February 10, 2026

Glucovance (Glyburide/Metformin)

Overview
Glucovance is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Glucovance is considered an adjunct treatment to diet…

Glumetza (Metformin)

Overview
Glumetza is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Glumetza is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Glynase PresTab (Glyburide)

Overview
Glynase PresTab is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Glynase PresTab is considered an adjunct treatment…

Glyset (Miglitol)

Overview
Glyset is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Glyset is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Hemodialysis

Overview
Type 2 diabetes damages the kidneys, sometimes to the point where they can no longer function well enough to keep you healthy. People with severe kidney damage require kidney replacement therapy. Hemodialysis is…

Humalog (Insulin)

Overview
Humalog is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults and children. Humalog is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin lispro. Your doctor may prescribe…

Humalog Mix 75/25 (Insulin)

Overview
Humalog Mix75/25 is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes. Humalog Mix75/25 is also referred to by its drug name, 75% insulin lispro protamine and 25% insulin…

Humulin 70/30 (Insulin)

Overview
Humulin 70/30 is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults. Humulin 70/30 is also referred to by its drug name, 70% human insulin isophane suspension and…

Humulin N (Insulin)

Overview
Humulin N is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults and children. Humulin N is also referred to by its drug name, Human insulin [rDNA origin] isophane…

Humulin R (Insulin)

Overview
Humulin R is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults and children. Humulin R is also referred to by its drug name, Regular insulin human (rDNA origin)…

Invokamet (Canagliflozin/Metformin)

Overview
Invokamet is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokamet is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Invokana (Canagliflozin)

Overview
Invokana is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Janumet (Sitagliptin/Metformin)

Overview
Janumet is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Janumet is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Januvia (Sitagliptin)

Overview
Januvia is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Januvia is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Jardiance (Empagliflozin)

Overview
Jardiance is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Jardiance is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Jentadueto (Linagliptin/Metformin)

Overview
Jentadueto is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Jentadueto is considered an adjunct treatment to diet…

Kidney transplant

Overview
Type 2 diabetes damages the kidneys, sometimes to the point where they can no longer function well enough to keep you healthy. In people for whom hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis is not a good option, a…

Komboglyze (Saxagliptin/Metformin)

Overview
Komboglyze is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Komboglyze is considered an adjunct treatment to diet…

Lantus (Insulin)

Overview
Lantus is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults. Lantus is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin glargine. Your doctor may prescribe…

Levemir (Insulin)

Overview
Levemir is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults and children. Levemir is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin detemir [rDNA origin]. Your…

Liraglutide Injection

Overview
Liraglutide is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for improving blood sugar control in adults and children aged 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes. This treatment is used alongside diet…

Lucentis (Ranibizumab Injection)

Overview
Lucentis is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) and diabetic retinopathy (DR), two vision-threatening complications of diabetes. It may be…

Lyrica (Pregabalin)

Overview
Lyrica is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetic neuropathy (nerve pain). Lyrica is also referred to by its drug name, Pregabalin
Lyrica is used as an…

Lyumjev (Insulin Lispro)

Overview
Lyumjev is a rapid-acting insulin analog approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve blood sugar control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. It is suitable for both type 1 and…

Merilog (Insulin Aspart-Szjj)

Overview
Merilog is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a rapid-acting insulin analog to improve blood sugar control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus, including type 2 diabetes. Merilog…

Metaglip (Glipizide/Metformin)

Overview
Metaglip is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Metaglip is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Metformin

Overview
Metformin is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Metformin is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Mounjaro (Tirzepatide)

Overview
Mounjaro is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve blood glucose (sugar) control in adults with type 2 diabetes. It is not approved for people with…

Nesina (Alogliptin)

Overview
Nesina is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Nesina is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Novolin 70/30 (Insulin)

Overview
Novolin 70/30 is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes. Novolin 70/30 is also referred to by its drug name, 70% NPH, Human Insulin Isophane Suspension and 30%…

Novolin N (Insulin)

Overview
Novolin N is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes. Novolin N is also referred to by its drug name, Human insulin [rDNA origin] isophane. Your doctor may…

Novolin R (Insulin)

Overview
Novolin R is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults and children with diabetes. Novolin R is also referred to by its drug name, Regular insulin human (rDNA…

NovoLog (Insulin)

Overview
NovoLog is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes in adults and children. NovoLog is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin aspart (rDNA origin). Your doctor…

NovoLog Mix 70/30 (Insulin Aspart Protamine and Insulin Aspart)

Overview
NovoLog Mix 70/30 is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. It is not recommended for the treatment of…

Onglyza (Saxagliptin)

Overview
Onglyza is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Onglyza is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Ozempic (Semaglutide) for Type 2 Diabetes

Overview
Ozempic is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct (add-on) to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control (blood sugar control) in adults with type 2 diabetes. It is also approved…

Pen

Overview
Since insulin cannot be taken orally, it is usually injected subcutaneously (under the skin). Some types of insulin are available for injection by insulin pen
What does it involve?
Insulin pens are small,…

Peritoneal dialysis

Overview
Type 2 diabetes damages the kidneys, sometimes to the point where they can no longer function well enough to keep you healthy. People with severe kidney damage require kidney replacement therapy. Peritoneal…

Prandimet (Repaglinide/Metformin)

Overview
Prandimet is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Prandimet is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Prandin (Repaglinide)

Overview
Prandin is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Prandin is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Precose (Acarbose)

Overview
Precose is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Precose is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Pump

Overview
Some people with type 2 diabetes have difficulty controlling their blood glucose levels even when taking insulin multiple times per day. An insulin pump may help some people in this situation maintain better…

Qtern (Dapagliflozin/Saxagliptin)

Overview
Qtern is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Qtern is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Rybelsus (Semaglutide)

Overview

Rybelsus is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct (add-on) to diet and exercise to improve blood glucose (sugar) control in adults with type 2 diabetes. It is not approved for use…

Saxenda (Liraglutide)

Overview
Saxenda is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manage chronic weight problems in adults who are overweight or obese. Saxenda is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Starlix (Nateglinide)

Overview
Starlix is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Starlix is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Steglatro (Ertugliflozin)

Overview
Steglatro is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Steglatro is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Susvimo (Ranibizumab Injection)

Overview
Susvimo is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) and diabetic retinopathy (DR), two complications of diabetes that can lead to vision loss. To…

Synjardy (Empagliflozin/Metformin)

Overview
Synjardy, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is a prescription medication used in combination with diet and exercise to help improve blood sugar control in adults and children over the age…

Syringe

Overview
Since insulin cannot be taken orally, it is usually injected subcutaneously (under the skin). Syringe is the most common form of insulin delivery
What does it involve?
There are many different types of…

Tanzeum (Albiglutide)

Overview
Tanzeum is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Tanzeum is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and exercise…

Tolinase (Tolazamide)

Overview
Tolinase is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Tolinase is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Toujeo (Insulin)

Overview
Toujeo is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults. Toujeo is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin glargine. Your doctor may prescribe…

Tradjenta (Linagliptin)

Overview
Tradjenta is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Tradjenta is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Tresiba (Insulin)

Overview
Tresiba is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults. Tresiba is also referred to by its drug name, Insulin degludec injection. Your doctor may…

Trulicity (Dulaglutide)

Overview
Trulicity is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults. Trulicity is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and exercise. Trulicity is also…

Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa)

Overview 
Vabysmo is a prescription drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). Vabysmo is also…

Victoza (Liraglutide)

Overview
Victoza is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults. Victoza is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and exercise. Victoza is also referred to…

Xigduo XR (Dapagliflozin/Metformin)

Overview
Xigduo is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Xigduo is considered an adjunct treatment to diet and…

Zituvimet (Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride)

Overview

Zituvimet is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct (add-on) to diet and exercise to improve blood glucose (sugar) control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is not…

Zituvio (Sitagliptin)

Overview

Zituvio is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is prescribed as an adjunct (add-on) to diet and exercise to help improve blood glucose (sugar)…

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