Oral and Injectable Medications for Type 2 Diabetes

Your type 2 diabetes management plan may include oral medications or injectables. Learn how these control blood sugar, their benefits, and side effects.
Tablet and capsule oral pill
Steglatro (Ertugliflozin) – Oral
Illustration of oral medication/pills
Kombiglyze XR (Saxagliptin/Metformin ER) – Oral
Syringe for subcutaneous injection
Ozempic (Semaglutide) - Subcutaneous
Illustration of subcutaneous injection
Victoza (Liraglutide) - Subcutaneous
Tablet and capsule oral pill
Invokana (Canagliflozin) - Oral
Illustration of subcutaneous injection
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) - Subcutaneous
Illustration of pill/capsule
Qtern (Saxagliptin and Dapagliflozin) - Oral
Oral pill and tablet
Kazano (Alogliptin and Metformin) - Oral
Illustration of oral medication/pills
Glucotrol (Glipizide) – Oral
A person at a table with coffee and a blood sugar monitor - stock photo
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Basqimi (glucagon nasal powder)
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Sugary life
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Close-up of businessman injecting insulin in abdomen in office
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Metformin pouring out of a bottle
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Close up of blood sugar measurement devices and pills
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Glucophage (metformin) pills spilling out of a container
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Close up of someone holding a pill
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