You have been prescribed medications to help you manage your diabetes.
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Taking Medicine for Diabetes
Medicines can't cure diabetes. But they can delay or prevent health problems by helping you manage your blood sugar.
Medication Management and Safety
Watch this to help understand the importance of taking your medication as prescribed for both diabetes and heart disease risk factors, ways to store them, and tips for managing side effects.
Managing Your Diabetes: Taking Medication
Like many people with diabetes, you may need to take medication to help keep your blood sugar (glucose) level steady. Diabetes increases your risk for other health conditions, such as heart or kidney related problems, so you may need to take medicine to help with those, too.
Oral Medicines for Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes pills can help to manage your blood sugar. These pills are not insulin. They work to manage your blood sugar in several ways. Read on to learn about the different types of pills for type 2 diabetes.
