If your diabetes doctor thinks you should start insulin, it doesn’t mean you aren’t managing your condition well. You probably need to start insulin because your pancreas is failing, not you.
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Did you know only 20% of people with diabetes have all three common conditions under control: A1c, blood pressure and cholesterol? One of the big reasons is medication adherence.
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The newest classes of diabetes meds to treat type 2 are pulling more than double duty, helping to better control blood sugars, protect the heart, lower body weight and prevent chronic kidney disease.
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors including Invokana (canagliflozin), Farxiga (dapagliflozin), Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Steglatro (ertugliflizin), are the newest class of oral medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. They’re generally well tolerated and associated with significant weight loss compared with other type 2 oral meds, but there are still precautions to consider.
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The use of DPP-4 inhibitors (Januvia, Onglyza, Tradjenta and Nesina) has been so widespread because these medications come in a pill, only need to be taken once a day and have few side effects.
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