Diabetes Medicines

beahealthyperson · 01-25-2010, 04:11

Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. If you can't control your diabetes with wise food choices and physical activity, you may need diabetes medicines. The kind of medicine you take depends on your type of diabetes, your schedule, and your other health conditions.

With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood. If you have type 1 diabetes, you will need to take insulin.

Type 2 diabetes, the most common type, can start when the body doesn't use insulin as it should. If your body can't keep up with the need for insulin, you may need to take pills. Some people need both insulin and pills. Along with meal planning and physical activity, diabetes pills help people with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes keep their blood glucose levels on target. Several kinds of pills are available. Each works in a different way. Many people take two or three kinds of pills. Some people take combination pills. Combination pills contain two kinds of diabetes medicine in one tablet. Some people take pills and insulin. You can take your medicine through online pharmacy easily.

Russ · 01-25-2010, 05:03

High blood sugar is a measure of the results of diabetes, not just that your blood sugar is too high.

Diabetes is the result of many different variables. Some of these include: your genetic heritage, your long term nutrition, the amount of water you drink, your level of exercise and the pH level within your body.

Expecting taking diabetic meds to 'solve' this problem without addressing the reasons for you getting this affliction can result in you becoming more and more dependent on these drugs over time. I find it difficult to recommend treating diabetes with only drug therapy. It is a 'whole life' issue that needs to be worked on from many different directions.