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- noun Plural form of
sulfonylurea .
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The currently prescribed oral drugs. called sulfonylureas, work by stimulating the body's production of insulin.
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Those drugs, called sulfonylureas, pose fewer heart risks than the glitazones, and their generic versions cost less as well.
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Those drugs, called sulfonylureas,pose fewer heart risks than the glitazones, and their generic versions cost less as well.
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OPPENHEIM: The question was, did Lilly belong to a small percentage of people who actually have a form of monogenic diabetes and could it be managed with pills, drugs called sulfonylureas, instead of insulin?
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In addition, they are recommended for Type 2 patients who take insulin or the drugs called sulfonylureas, which stimulate insulin production; those patients are at risk for hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar.
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In addition, they are recommended for Type 2 patients who take insulin or the drugs called sulfonylureas, which stimulate insulin production; those patients are at risk for hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar.
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If that still doesn't work, doctors generally prescribe an additional drug from a class of drugs known as sulfonylureas, which push the pancreas to produce more insulin.
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes Igal Koiman 2010
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In addition, they are recommended for Type 2 patients who take insulin or the drugs called sulfonylureas, which stimulate insulin production; those patients are at risk for hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar.
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To this day, it and similar drugs for diabetes, so-called sulfonylureas, are still sold with a warning on "increased risk of cardiovascular mortality."
NYT > Home Page By DAN HURLEY 2010
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In addition, they are recommended for Type 2 patients who take insulin or the drugs called sulfonylureas, which stimulate insulin production; those patients are at risk for hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar.
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