Medication

If you are taking medications to manage your diabetes, here are a few tips to help keep you on track with your regimen.

People with diabetes are often reminded to have regular check-ups for their eyes, kidneys and feet to detect any changes that may result from consistently high blood glucose levels.

In June 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the inhaled insulin called Afrezza for use in the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

A great deal of research has been done regarding people’s behaviour about taking their medication.

I can hardly believe that it was January of 2013 when I first wrote about new medications that were being considered for approval by Health Canada for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

The past 20 years have seen tremendous advances in drug therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes, and many new therapies are currently being studied.

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