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When to Go to the Emergency Room for Your Diabetes
If you have diabetes, it’s important to know when you need to go to the emergency room. Go to the emergency department if: You’re u...
Metformin
Metformin is a medication that helps reduce the amount of sugar made by the liver and makes body cells respond better to insulin. Me...
SGLT2 Inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors (gliflozins) are a type of diabetes pill that sends sugar out of your body into your urine, which helps bring your...
Meglitinides
Meglitinides are oral medications that help your body make more insulin. They are taken before each meal. Since they help your body...
GLP-1 Medicines
GLP-1 medicines are shots or injections that can help control your blood sugar and your weight. GLP-1s work in four ways to help low...
Caring For Yourself When Sick
If you have diabetes, it’s important to have a plan for the days that you’re sick. Illness affects your blood sugar control, and blo...
What is Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. People that have type 2 diabetes have what we call insulin resistance, which me...
What to Eat
Every person with diabetes should meet with a registered dietician to make a personalized meal plan. The dietician can help you figu...
All About High Blood Sugar
You shouldn’t expect your blood sugar to always be perfectly on target because sometimes biological reasons will cause your blood su...
All About Low Blood Sugar
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is one of the most important things to know about if you’re taking medication for your diabetes. You...
Sulfonylureas
Sulfonylureas are a type of medication that help your body make more insulin. Sulfonylureas are usually taken once or twice a day be...
When to Call Your Doctor
There are ways to control your blood sugar if it is either too low or too high. However, there are some times when you should call t...
Dash Diet
Changing what you eat can be one of the best treatments for high blood pressure. It will also help the blood pressure pills you take...
Exercise
Why exercise? We’ve all heard that exercise is good for us, but what exactly does it do for our health? Here are just some of the g...
TZDs
Glitazones or TZDs are a type of pill taken by mouth to treat type 2 Diabetes. TZDs work in two ways to help control your blood suga...
Why is My Blood Pressure High?
So you know that you have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. High blood pressure can cause heart attacks, strokes and...
DPP4s
DPP-4 Inhibitors or Gliptins are a group of pills used to treat type 2 diabetes. We call them DPP-4 pills. There are currently 4 DPP...
What is High Blood Pressure?
If you’ve been told you have high blood pressure, also known as Hypertension, you are not alone. Almost half of all adults in the Un...