I want to know have any one taken the medication Diabeta?

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Did you say Diabeta? This is a first generation drug. Very, very old. There are many new generation drugs that work much better. If you are insulin resistant, drugs such as glucophage (metformin and fortamet are the same) work very well. They suppress your appetite helping you to lose weight which will control your blood sugar. It also help open the recepto sites on your cells allowing the insulin to get in and metabolize the sugar better so that it's not running around in the blood stream. There's also a drug called Avandamet which combines glucophage with a drug called Avandia. Avandia is also a good drug but is used with Glucophage no longer controls well. Avandia makes you gain weight. Diet and exercise, annoying but true, are also beneficial in controlling blood sugars. Wow..I haven't heard of Diabeta in years..seriously..I'd say in about 15years. I don't even have any patients on it anymore.

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Diabeta is is the old name for Glyburide. It is one of the treatments for diabetes. I used to take it in combination with Glucophage(we Canucks call it Metformin), until I started Insulin.

Glyburide can cause weight gain, but if you are taking with Metformin, it should help control your weight gain.

Hope this helps.
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Pharmacy Technician 6 years, and a Type 2 Diabetic

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