Prediabetes

Medications

Most people with prediabetes get better results by making lifestyle changes than by taking diabetes medicine.³ These changes include:

• Watching your weight.
• Making healthy food choices.
• Being active.

But your doctor may prescribe:

• Metformin (Glucophage). If you need medicine, your doctor is most likely to prescribe this one. Metformin reduces how much glucose the liver makes. It can also lower insulin levels.
• Pioglitazone or rosiglitazone (Actos or Avandia). Your doctor may have you take one of these medicines instead of metformin to lower your insulin resistance.

Talk with your doctor to find out if you need medicine in addition to lifestyle changes to lower your insulin resistance.

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Author:	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS	Last Updated: August 12, 2008
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Jennifer Hone, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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