Stacy Griffin, PharmD

Getting Educated and Staying Educated: Staying On Top of Your Diabetes

Updated January 15, 2016

Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires the person who has it to provide most of his own care. But while it can be challenging, there is help. Diabetes education and training is available…

Managing Your Blood Glucose Ups and Downs

Updated February 17, 2017

The challenge of managing your blood glucose is to balance all of the things that can raise your levels with those that can lower them…

Insulin Delivery Devices

Updated June 20, 2014

Insulin is a necessary part of the treatment plan for all people with Type 1 diabetes and many with Type 2. Insulin helps get glucose from the bloodstream into the muscle and fat cells to be used for fuel. It cannot be taken as a pill or a swallowed…

Exenatide and Pramlintide

Updated October 29, 2007

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.”

—Bo Bennett

In 2005, two new diabetes medicines—exenatide (brand name Byetta) and pramlintide (Symlin)—became available. Both…

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Getting Educated and Staying Educated: Staying On Top of Your Diabetes

Managing Your Blood Glucose Ups and Downs

Insulin Delivery Devices

Exenatide and Pramlintide

Blood Sugar Chart: What’s the Normal Range for Blood Sugar?

What to Know About Metformin

How to Lower A1C Levels Naturally

Strike the Spike II: How to Manage High Blood Glucose After Meals