The short-acting hypoglycemic drugs used in diabetes treatment are mainly sulfonylureas, such as glipizide and glipizide, etc. There are also long-acting drugs, such as glimepiride or gliclazide extended-release tablets. Then there are the glucose-lowering drugs of the glinide class, like Repaglinide, which are also short-acting glucose-lowering drugs. The short-acting insulins that are commonly used before meals are short-acting hypoglycemic drugs, which are injected before meals to significantly reduce post-prandial blood sugar. Short-acting drugs are faster and stronger, and are very likely to cause hypoglycemia, so patients should pay attention to their blood sugar when using short-acting hypoglycemic drugs.