The main benefit for medications used to treat diabetes is lowering blood glucose. The Food and Drug Administration would not approve a medication unless it did indeed work. Unfortunately, a medication without a side effect has not been developed. Every medication available on the market has a least one contraindication. If you match any contraindication, then you should not be taking the medication.
Allergic reaction is a common contraindication.
You wouldn t want to take something that made you break out in a rash. Contraindication information is available to your health care provider in the medication package insert. By giving your health care provider a complete history, you can work with him to make sure that you are indeed a candidate for the medication. If there is no contraindication, your medication may be chosen because it is on your health care plan formulary. The formulary is a list of medications that are approved by a committee usually made up of pharmacists, physicians and other health care professionals.