Diabetes and thyroid
Thyroid hormones
Used for
Low thyroid (hypothyroidism)
How it works
Replace the hormone the thyroid isn't making enough of.
Watch for
Taken on an empty stomach, 30 to 60 minutes before breakfast, apart from calcium, iron and antacids.
- Examples
- levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl)
More in diabetes and thyroid
- BiguanidesType 2 diabetes (usually the first drug)
- SulfonylureasType 2 diabetes
- DPP-4 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes
- SGLT2 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes; also heart failure and kidney disease
- GLP-1 agonistsType 2 diabetes; some for weight loss
- Thiazolidinediones (TZDs)Type 2 diabetes
- InsulinType 1 and type 2 diabetes
- GlucagonRescue for severe low blood sugar
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