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Please Supply List Drugs For Diabetics Ko

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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

What Does It Mean If You Have Close To Clear Urine?

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You are getting enough water! 😊💦

Invokana

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Does Invokana cause kidney failure?

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What it does cause is lots of itchiness

Invokana

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So agree with you Kim, research for yourself and your doctor is the professional.

Does Anyone Use Invokana And If So Do You Experience Any Side Effects?

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My side effects are major itch and i have stopped taking it because it is driving me crazy

Can You Change Medication Prescribed If You Have Side Effect?

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In terms of pills and others

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Cinnamon and Diabetes: Can It Help? Read Article...
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If side effects from your diabetes medication bother you, it's important to talk to your doctor. They can help you by:

- Switching medications
- Adjusting the timing of your doses

Always continue… read more

New Drug Treatments

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My partner was diagnosed with diabetes a few years ago and was placed on metformin. He struggled to tolerate it as first but seems to be better managed with it now. We keep hearing of other people using newer drugs for their diabetes and obviously see all the adverts on TV. Does anyone have any feedback on these drugs and whether they feel better controlled on them than on metformin?

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Sorry diamacron not diaformin

Most Treatment For High Elivated A1c Level

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If you are prone to UTI's then you really want to avoid the SGLT-2 class which can cause bad UTI's even in those not prone

So Jardiance, Invokana and Farxiga would be the ones to avoid - your Doctor… read more

Does Any Take Or Know Somebody Who Takes Jardiance Or Farxiga?

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My insurance has decided not to cover my rybellsus. No skin off my back really.. but now my Dr wants to see if the insurance company will cover either of the above mentioned scripts.. I am not fond of the side effects from either. I had taken the inovokana but ended up with yeast infections every month.. esp right before my period. Sorry guys that is on my team if it's TMI.

The jardiance has ten side effects.. they said it was tested more in t1 than t2. But I am not fond of the side effects..

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@grahmlamb new Dr since my old doctor retired last year. But should still be in my chart.. and why i quit taking it..

What To Do If I Can't Afford The Diabetes Meds Prescribed?

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Generics were mentioned in another discussion so I am going to do a piece on what is available out there if you just can't afford that great new med that does everything including make your morning coffee for you

I may get a little long here, so may be a part 2 or 3 to this

I also will not get into a discussion about greed or why drugs cost so much in the first place. That may be a discussion that needs to be had but that won't help "today" if you can't afford the cost of or the copay even if… read more

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If you can't afford the diabetes medications prescribed, consider the following tips:

- Ask for Generic Versions: Consult your physician to see if a generic version of the medication will work just… read more