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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…

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