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sarek_ca

So.

Jan 29, 2014 15:03

I just came back from a meeting at the MEtabolic and Diabetic Eucation Center (or MEDEC) and found out that I should really look at moving to insulin injections rather than pills now. Mostly, the pills aren't giving as great a lowering of sugar levels as they should be, and it's likely they're are losing their effectiveness. That's not surprising ( Read more... )

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psych0naut January 29 2014, 22:06:53 UTC

I had no idea that pills were even an option for treating diabetes.

sarek_ca January 31 2014, 20:43:46 UTC

Oh, yes. For Type 2, they are an option, and are tried first, unless there's some reason that they won't do. There are a number of drugs that I take for the condition: Glycon, Januvia, and Glyburide. There are others, but those three are the ones I take.