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Preventing Hypoglycemia
Definition: Hypoglycemia (blood sugar levels below 4mmol/L) is the most common acute complication of diabetes. The good news is that understanding what hypoglycemia is can reduce its frequency while keeping glucose levels as ideal as possible. Recognizing Hypoglycemia Mild (common): Trembling or shaking, irregular or fast heartbeat, sweating, anxiety, hunger, headache, and nausea. Moderate (less...
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Treating Hypoglycemia
Definition: Hypoglycemia (blood sugar levels below 4 mmol/L) is the most common acute complication of diabetes – it is also very easy to treat. If it’s mild or moderate, treatments include: a) 15-20g of glucose tablets, or b) 3 hard candies or 6 Life Savers, or c) a half a glass of sweetened orange or...
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Tips and Tricks that Make Taking Medications Easier
When you live with diabetes, it is common to be prescribed several different pills and/or injections. Have you ever found it hard to remember to take them on time? Do you find it hard to follow all the instructions all the time? You’re not alone! Missing pills or injections is common and occurs more often...
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What does that drug do? Focus on Linagliptin
Possible doses: Linagliptin is a safe glucose lowering drug that can be taken once or twice daily. The maximum glucose lowering is achieved with 5 mg once daily or 2.5 mg twice daily. It may be combined with Metformin in a combination pill. What it does: Linagliptin modestly lowers glucose levels in people with type...
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What does that drug do? Focus on Tirzepatide
Possible doses: Injectable tirzepatide is a glucose lowering drug that is taken once weekly by injection. The weekly dose for the treatment of type 2 diabetes ranges between 2.5 mg to 15 mg. What it does: In addition to lowering glucose, randomized controlled trials have shown that injectable tirzepatide reduces weight. How it works: Injectable...
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What is Glucose and Why is it Important?
Glucose is a form of sugar that comes from either the diet or is produced by the liver, and that circulates throughout the blood to all the body’s cells. After it enters the cells, it is converted to energy, with each gram of glucose producing about 4 calories of energy. Energy from glucose fuels the...