Five different types of diabetes drugs are currently available: The first reduce glucose levels in the liver. The second stimulate insulin secretion. The third reduce the body's resistance to insulin. The fourth counteract the body's rapid loss of insulin during a diabetic episode.
目前用以控制糖尿病患血糖的藥物有五種，第一種是在肝臟中抑制葡萄糖，第二種作用在刺激胰島素分泌，第三種則能減少身體中對胰島素的抗拒性，第四種能改善病發時胰島素快速分泌消失的情況，第五種則在小腸中抑制碳水化合物的分解，使得糖份的吸收減少。