When Will There Be Generic Insulin?
While many other medications have less expensive generic versions, when you have diabetes you may wonder when generic insulin will be available…
Diabetes Treatment & Therapy
The goal in treating diabetes is to minimize elevation of blood sugar without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar. Learn about the treatments for diabetes including: medications, insulin, insulin pumps and pens, medications and diabetic diet.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Injecting Insulin…
It turns out there’s nothing basic about the basics of insulin injections. However, you can improve your technique…
Metformin
Most of the millions of people who take it don’t give it a second thought, but humble metformin may well be the closest thing we have to a miracle drug…
Insulin Basics
Learn the basics of insulin, including characteristics, concentrations, and safety tips…
Dangerous Drug Combinations
This article explains why and how medicines can interact and what drug interactions may mean for you and your health care…
Medication Therapy
It is not uncommon for physicians to prescribe medicines to lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure, along with drugs to lower blood glucose, for their patients with diabetes. Get expert tips for working with your diabetes care team to develop a drug therapy regimen that works for you…
Common Insulin Pen Errors: Diabetes Questions & Answers
Here are a few examples of common errors that can occur when administering insulin with a pen…
When to Take Diabetes Medicines: Diabetes Questions & Answers
A couple of factors determine the optimal timing of medicine doses…
Getting Down to Basals
Basal insulin is necessary for maintaining blood glucose control, not to mention survival. So how much is needed? And when should it be taken?
Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Diabetes
What if you could make a few small changes in your lifestyle to help manage your diabetes? Learn about alternative and complementary therapies for diabetes…
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