I have had type 2 diabetes for 20 years and what has worked the best on me is .1st.lose weight and get some exercise,2nd.metformin,glipizide and hydrochloriazide to protect your kidneys.

Many of the Type 2 Diabetes drugs have side effects you have to watch out for, such as weight gain, nausea, kideney failure, etc. Medications are usually divided into 3 categories: medications that increase insulin production, medications that improve the effectiveness of insulin and medications that affect food absorption. Some of the Type 2 diabetes drugs are: Acarbose, Miglitol, Pioglitazone, Exenatide, Repaglinide, Saxagliptin and Glimepiride.

Please note to anyone seeking info on diabetes...Seek professional help!!! diabetes is a VERY personal and individual disease...what works for someone else might not be the right thing for you...and don't be discouraged...sometimes it takes a few tries with different meds to find the one that will help you!!!

There are no "best" drugs for Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is general inclusive term for all adult onset diabetes. There are several different kinds of Type 2. I have insulin resistent diabetes which means my pancreas produces insulin but my body resists the absorbsion of insulin. Therefore, I take three different types of insulin injections to force my body to use the insulin. So, what is "best" for one person may not be totally the wrong treatment for another person. Get a doctor that you have faith in and follow the instructions they tailor just for you.

iv'e had diabetes for the last 5 years metformin did not agree with me our my stomach. but iv'e had good results with glipazide. i also have major edema. and take 2 diruretics lasix and bumetadine , and iv'e been hospitalized 4 times with renal failure. so be careful to monitor your kidneys and see a nepheroulogist regularly.