Before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, your body may provide signals that there is something not quite right with your blood sugar levels. This could mean you have prediabetes.
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Tips for starting on metformin
Metformin, which is used to treat type 2 diabetes, is a medicine in a class called “biguanides.” It lowers blood sugar levels by decreasing the amount of glucose that your liver releases into the bloodstream.
EXPERTS ANSWER COVID-19 QUESTIONS: Medication Management
In this third of a four-part series, nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, Gail MacNeill, discusses medication management during COVID-19 with nurses and Certified Diabetes Educators, Violeta Nikolova and Barbara Cleave, as well as pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator, Susie Jin.
Managing medications during a pandemic
For people with diabetes, who often require daily medication to manage their condition, ensuring that you have enough medication on hand during a pandemic is important. Read on to learn about pandemic medication management during the COVID-19 outbreak.
