Diabetes Medication Comparison Chart Class Sufonylureas
Examples
Side effects
glyburide (Micronase®, DiaBeta®, Glynase®)
weight gain, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), diarrhea, & nausea
chlorpropamide (Diabinese®) glimepiride (Amaryl®) glipizide (Glucotrol®, Glucotrol XL®) Biguanides metformin (Glucophage®, Glucophage XL®) Thiazolidinediones rosiglitazone 'glitazones' (Avandia®)
Meglitinides
D-phenylalanine
Glucosidase inhibitors
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, & lactic acidosis fluid retention/ weight gain, headache, liver damage, & anemia
pioglitazone (Actos®) repaglinide stomach upset, nausea, ® (Prandin ) diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, muscle aches, headache, hypoglycemia, & weight gain ® nateglinide (Starlix ) Hypoglycemia, weight gain, nausea, stomach upset, diarrhea, & dizziness ® acarbose (Precose ) flatulence (gas), diarrhea, abdominal pain, & liver ® miglitol (Glyset ) damage/ jaundice (not commonly used due to bothersome side effects)