In recent years more and more diabetes drugs have been developed, but most alleviate the symptoms rather than treat the disease. Some people with type 2 diabetes find that their symptoms gradually worsen even after taking medication, and have to take regular insulin injections to manage the disease.
部分第二型糖尿病患在服藥後仍有逐漸控制不良的現象，必須改用胰島素注射治療，以提高效果。