A 36-year-old member asked:
Are there other diabetes (type 2) pills besides metformin and glyburide?
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Dr. Stanley Schwartzanswered
Endocrinology 54 years experience
Many: but we never use glyburide any more as high risk hypoglycemia, weight gain, death
newer agents don't have these issues
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