Diabetes

Metformin Mylan (Metformin Hydrochloride) is prescribed as treatment for type II diabetes in cases where diet, exercise and weight loss have not worked, or in cases where insulin therapy is not appropriate.

Mignar works by slowing the breakdown and absorption of table sugar and other complex sugars in the small intestine. The active ingredient miglitol is an antidiabetic type of drug that delays the digestion of carbohydrates in the body to decrease the amount of sugar that passes into the blood after a meal. The medication is usually used by people to treat type 2 diabetes when their condition cannot be controlled by diet alone.

Minidiab containing the active ingredient glipizide is considered a sulfonylureas type of medication. It helps lower blood sugar levels by stimulating the cells in the pancreas and causing an increase in the production of insulin. Controlling blood sugar levels can help prevent kidney damage, vision problems, nerve problems, loss of limbs and sexual function problems. It is used along with a proper diet and regular exercise to treat patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Proper control of diabetes may also decrease the risk of a stroke or heart attacks.

Minirin Nasal Spray containing the active ingredient desmopressin is considered a vasopressin analogue or antidiuretic hormone. It is used to manage certain types of diabetes “water diabetes”, a condition which the body produces an abnormally large amount of urine. The medication can also be used to control excessive thirst and abnormally large amount of urine that may occur after certain types of surgery or head injury. Some patients may also use the spray to control nighttime bedwetting in children.