Antidiabetic agents refer to all the different types of medicine involved in the treatment of diabetes. All these agents aim to reduce blood sugar levels to an acceptable range (called achieving normoglycemia) and relieve symptoms of diabetes such as thirst, excessive urination, and ketoacidosis (a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when the body cannot use glucose as a fuel source). Antidiabetic agents also prevent the development of, or slow the progression of, long-term complications of the disease.

Drug classes:

• alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
• amylin analogs
• antidiabetic combinations
• dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors
• incretin mimetics
• insulin
• meglitinides
• non-sulfonylureas
• SGLT-2 inhibitors
• sulfonylureas
• thiazolidinediones