Type 2 Diabetes:Non-Insulin Drugs
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Video: Perspectives on Non-Insulin Drugs
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While on ByettaI developed pancreatitis
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Rigid Schedules"You do things in a certain pattern"
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Choosing PillsI didn't want to take insulin
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Do I Need Drug Therapy?Some people need medication right away
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Symlin Can Help Curb Post-Meal Blood-Sugar Boosts in Diabetics
Symlin (pramlintide) was approved by the FDA in 2005. It is an injectable drug that is a synthetic version of the human hormone amylin, which is made in the same cells of the pancreas that make insulin. Read More
Why Drug Combinations Are Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
The first drug people take is usually metformin, an oral medication
The medicine cabinets of people with type 2 diabetes don't have much space. Most people still produce at least some of their own insulin, a hormone that converts sugar into energy. But they often don't make enough to overcome the body's resistance to the hormone... Read More
Why Avandia and Actos Carry New Safety Warnings
Never halt medication without consulting your doctor
If you have type 2 diabetes, it was hard to miss the avalanche of negative news about the drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) in 2007. A study linked Avandia to an increased risk of heart attack, which prompted a closer look at Actos (pioglitazone), a second drug in the same class (both are thiazolidinediones)... Read More
MY STORY
I Struggled With the Side Effects of Non-Insulin Drugs
Leila, 46, found that insulin was a better choice for her than other drugs
About six years ago, when I was 40, I had sinus surgery. Around the same time, I started having some problems. I was really thirsty and I was peeing a lot, so I mentioned it to my doctor. She tested me and I was just shy of being diabetic, a condition known as prediabetes... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Byetta for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
Byetta is a synthetic version of a compound found in lizard saliva
Byetta (exenatide) is a new type of diabetes drug, which was approved in the U.S. in 2005. It has some big advantages: It promotes weight loss (in some people) and is easier to inject than insulin... Read More
How Metformin Ended Up as the First-Choice Diabetes Drug
Metformin is found in Glucophage, Glucophage XR, and other brand-name drugs
Even if you don't take metformin, you've probably heard of this popular diabetes drug. Nearly 35 million prescriptions of the generic form of the drug were sold in the U.S. in 2006... Read More
