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Please Supply List Drugs For Diabetics Ko

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Benoni, ZA
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Here are some categories of drugs approved for controlling blood glucose levels in people with diabetes:

1. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists:
- Exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon)

2. DPP-4… read more

Please What Is The Best Medicine And Diet For Diabetes?

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Cape Town, ZA
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For type 2 diabetes, the best treatment approach typically includes a combination of lifestyle changes and medications. Here are some key points:

Lifestyle Changes
- Diet: Eating healthier is… read more

What Cutting Edge Things For Treatment And Control Of Our Diabetes Journeys Are On The Horizon. Does Anyone Else Have Hopeful New Tech.

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Pitman, NJ

Good morning from the Algarve, Southern Portugal all you warriors.

Some news of interest to those with diabetes, some are years away from viability, some are on the horizon.

There are some promising studies being done with stem cells, that seem to repair the pancreas in some cases.

There are isles of langerhans cells being grown in the laboratory setting.

There are pouches being inserted under the skin that are filled with isles of langerhans. Although they must be replenished every few… read more

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Here are some cutting-edge treatments and technologies for managing diabetes that are currently available or in development:

1. Medications
- SGLT2 Inhibitors: Includes Invokana (canagliflozin), … read more

Jardiance And Other New Diabetic Drugs

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Otsego, MI

It seems that people I know who take Jardiance and Victoza and Trulicity seem to be able to eat more carbs than people just taking metformin or drugs like glipizide. Do these drugs allow you to eat more carbs and still keep your blood glucose in check?

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Trulicity made me sick. I couldn't over eat on carbs if I wanted to

How Worried Are You About Side Effects?

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Inverary, ON

The questions about side effects of prescribed drugs are valid

Any time you put a foreign substance in your body there is likely to be some "side effect", sometimes none noticeable, sometimes minor or fleeting and sometimes downright nasty

BUT don't forget WHY the Doctor is even considering prescribing that Nasty-Dangerous Medication

Specifically when talking about Diabetic Medications too many come in with the (apparent) attitude that they have some OTHER Choice

Of course you have the… read more

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It's natural to be concerned about side effects when taking medication for diabetes. Here are some rare but serious side effects for various treatments:

- Toujeo: Systemic allergic reaction
- Qtern:… read more

For Different Carb Foods "We Are All Different" Is Not True - So How Can We Stop This Misinformation From Proliferating.

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Brisbane, AU

We are T2s that means we have a carb limit we can process at any one time and more carbs of any type will send us high as a kite...

But weirdly, most posting T2s think they can test a food to see if it affects more than another carb food, their reasoning is they say because everyone is different

They say they test and have proven food xx does not affect them as much as food yy BUT they have not proven it at all because they do not know the base load of carbs they were already processing… read more

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Wrong. We are all different. Our bodies process the sugar and carbs differently. My pancreas might produce insulin better or worse than yours. I'd suggest that every diabetic be careful but our bodies… read more