Jardiance, Trulicity, and glipizide are all used for diabetes. Each of these drugs belongs to a different group of medications, and they work differently than Januvia.
Certain diabetes drugs have benefits besides managing blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. For example, certain drugs can help reduce the risk of heart disease in people with diabetes. But Januvia isn’t one of these drugs. Examples of diabetes drugs that reduce the risk of heart disease include:
Jardiance (empagliflozin)
Farxiga (dapagliflozin)
Invokana (canagliflozin)
Like Januvia, glipizide is a diabetes drug that stimulates the pancreas to release insulin. (Insulin helps lower blood sugar levels.) It belongs to the same group of diabetes drugs as glyburide (Glynase) and glimepiride (Amaryl).
Unlike Januvia, which comes as tablets, Victoza and Trulicity come as injections. But similar to Januvia, they’re used to treat diabetes.
All the drugs mentioned here treat type 2 diabetes, but they don’t treat type 1 diabetes.
Sometimes your doctor may prescribe Januvia together with metformin. Depending on the dose of each drug you’re taking, you may be able to take Janumet. This medication contains both sitagliptin (the active drug in Januvia) and metformin.
To know which diabetes drug is best for you, talk with your doctor.