Some of these people were helped by oral medication. This includes drugs that stimulate the pancreas to release more insulin, others that slow the increase of blood sugar, and still others that lower insulin resistance.
Šādos gadījumos nereti tiek izmantotas arī tabletes — starp tām ir tādas, kas veicina insulīna sekrēciju aizkuņģa dziedzerī, kas palēnina cukura līmeņa paaugstināšanos asinīs un kas samazina insulīnrezistenci.