When an individual with diabetes gets a cold, what are safe remedies to take for symptoms like a sore throat, runny nose or cough?
Other medications
In addition to medications used to help control blood sugar levels, your diabetes healthcare team may also prescribe medications for the following conditions:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Weight loss
- Depression
- Nerve pain (peripheral neuropathy)
- Sexual dysfunction
Some of your blood glucose lowering medications may have additional benefits, such as protecting the heart or kidneys, so these may also be selected for reasons beyond reaching your blood sugar targets.
Protection against insects – don’t let it spoil your outdoor fun
For people with diabetes, there are many benefits for staying active. When activities are done often and as part of their daily living, improved blood sugar levels, blood pressure targets and cholesterol levels, healthier body weight and an enhanced feeling of wellness are some of the fruits of labour.
How to be “sun smart” – when to use sun protection
Summer is at our door step, we all look forward to a bright sunny day to be outside with family and friends.The sun not only offers us warmth and light, it also enhances people’s moods and helps our body to synthesize vitamin D3.
When the diabetes medication plan goes beyond blood glucose control
Adults with diabetes are at higher risk of associated medical complications, including heart disease, nerve and kidney damage, and thyroid and vision problems.
FIT – forum for injection technique
Did you know that how medication is injected, where medication is injected and what medication is injected with is as important as the medication itself?
