Taking an active role in your health is one of the best things that you can do for yourself. This includes trying to understand your diabetes meds. Most diabetes meds are needed to keep you blood sugar levels on target. High glucose levels can cause many health problems such as heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, nerve damage, eye disease, and many other complications. There are different classes of diabetes meds, and the way they are selected depends on the nature of the disease, the age, and the situation of the person.
The National Institutes of Health’s website, Nih.gov, provides a list of questions that you should ask your doctor concerning your medication. They include:
- What are the names of my medicine? What is the brand name? Is there a generic form?
- What does my medicine do?
- How long will this medicine take to work?
- At what times should I
