Diabetes Medication – Options For Treatment

Executive summary about Diabetes Medication By Gerd Van Hass

Diabetes Medications

In addition to providing you with guidelines about how to eat properly and get a healthy amount of physical activity, your doctor may also prescribe you one of several types of diabetes medication.

One type of medication that is popular for the treatment of diabetes is Lantus SubQ, which is commonly used with people who have Type 1 diabetes.

Also known as Insulin Glargine, Lantus SubQ is a manmade type of insulin that is long-acting and very similar to insulin that is produced by the human body.

Actos Oral is a type of diabetes medication commonly prescribed for patients with Type 2 diabetes, which is a non-insulin dependent variety of diabetes. In patients with Type 2, the body simply has an incorrect response to insulin in the blood.

Actos Oral helps your body to react properly to insulin, therefore helping to lower blood sugar levels.

Controlling blood sugar in this way helps to prevent the additional health complications, like heart disease, gum disease and nerve damage that can sometime result from unchecked glucose levels in the blood. Be sure to consult with your doctor before beginning any diabetes medication.

Your Diabetes Medication May Be Depleting Important Nutrients

Executive summary about Diabetes Medication By Don Ford, M.D.

Diabetes is a disease that is a result of your body’s inability to utilize glucose efficiently or possibly not able to utilize it at all. The results of leaving your diabetes untreated can be devastating.

Blindness, heart attacks, strokes, amputations are all possible consequences of diabetes and especially leaving it untreated. One of the most popular medications for the treatment of patients with diabetes is Glucophage (Metformin). This medication also now comes in combination with other products such as sulfonylureas (Glucovance, Metaglip) and the glitazones (Avandamet, Actos plus Met).

Some of the more common side effects include nausea, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. The nutrients of most concern are Vitamin B-12, folic acid, and Coenzyme Q-10.

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