Are you diabetic and overweight? At Allergy and Weight Loss Center, Diabetes and Endocrinology specialist, Anita Bhat, MD will evaluate your diabetes based on the latest diabetes guidelines and suggest a change of your medications to a weight loss promoting or at the least a weight-neutral diabetes drug.
Here is a handy list of diabetes medications based on weight gain or loss potential:
Weight Positive Diabetes Drugs
- Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
- Pioglitazone (Actos)
- Sulfonyl ureas
- Acetohexamide(Dymelor
- Chlorpropamide (Diabinese)
- Glimepiride (Amaryl)
- Glipizide (Glucotrol)
- Glyburide (Diabeta, Glynase, Micronase)
- Insulin
Weight Negative Diabetic Drugs
- Metformin (Glucophage)
- Exenetide (Byetta)
- Sitabliptin (Januvia)
- Victoza (liraglutide)
- Invocana ((canagliflozin)