thiazolidinedione (THIGH-uh-ZOH-lih-deen-DYE-own)
a class of oral medicine for type 2 diabetes that helps insulin take glucose from the blood into the cells for energy by making cells more sensitive to insulin. (Generic names: pioglitazone and rosiglitazone.) | ||||
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Thiazolidinedione
The medication class of thiazolidinedione (sometimes referred to as 'glitazones') was introduced in the late 1990s as an adjunctive therapy for diabetes mellitus (type 2) and related diseases.
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