Oral Diabetes Medicines That Can Cause Low Blood Sugar
Oral Diabetes Medicines That Can Cause Low Blood SugarSkip to the navigationTopic OverviewSulfonylureas can cause low blood sugar. They help the pancreas release insulin. - Chlorpropamide (Diabinese)
- Glimepiride (Amaryl)
- Glipizide (Glucotrol)
- Glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase, Micronase)
- Tolbutamide
- Tolazamide
Meglitinides help the pancreas release insulin. They may cause low blood sugar. - Nateglinide (Starlix)
- Repaglinide (Prandin)
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors lower your blood sugar. They do this by slowing the digestion of carbohydrates. - Acarbose (Precose)
- Miglitol (Glyset)
You are less likely to get low blood
sugar if you take: - DPP-4 inhibitors. These include sitagliptin (Januvia) and saxagliptin (Onglyza).
- Metformin. One brand name is Glucophage.
- Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. These include canagliflozin (Invokana), dapagliflozin (Farxiga), and empagliflozin (Jardiance).
- Thiazolidinediones. These include pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone
(Avandia).
CreditsByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerTheresa O'Young, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy
David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology Current as ofMarch 13, 2017 Current as of:
March 13, 2017 Last modified on: 8 September 2017
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