biguanide

biguanide
bi·gua·nide (')bī-'gwän-.īd, -əd n any of a group of hypoglycemia-inducing drugs (as metformin) used esp. in the treatment of diabetes see PROGUANIL

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n.
one of the group of drugs including metformin, which is used to treat noninsulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus. Biguanides are oral hypoglycaemic drug: they act by reducing the release of glucose from the liver and increasing glucose uptake by muscles.

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bi·gua·nide (bi-gwahґnīd) 1. a base: 2. any of a group of substituted derivatives of biguanide, which are used as oral antihyperglycemic agents; they increase insulin action in peripheral tissues and by inhibiting gluconeogenesis decrease hepatic glucose production.


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