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Table 1 Classes of anti-hyperglycemia medications

From: Better care for people with diabetes and endocrine diseases

Class of drug

Year first approved in US

1. Insulin

 

•Animal insulins

1923

•Human insulins

1982

•Insulin analogs

1996

2. Sulfonylureas

1955

3. Biguanide-Metformin

1995 (1957 in Europe)

4. Alpha glucosidase inhibitors

1995 (1990 in Germany)

5. Amylin analog

1995

6. Thiazolidinediones

1997

7. Glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists

2005

8. Dipeptidyl-peptidase inhibitors

2006

9. Bile acid sequestrant-Colesevelam

2008

10. Dopamine agonist-Bromocryptine

2009

11. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors

2013