The variety of diabetes pills available can be confusing as each deals with a particular function of insulin/glucose absorption and the various organs involved. Prior to and upon diagnosis of diabetes it is important to follow a healthy diet and perform some form of exercise in order to keep your organs healthy and functioning properly as well as regulate weight. Exercise and diet should be a constant part of your management strategy and cannot be substituted for by diabetes pills. In fact, studies show that exercise and diet programs and counseling alone or when paired with diabetes medicines can be more effective that medicines alone.

Diabetes Pills – Combination Therapy

In a paper from the Division of Endocrinology at the Mayo Clinic, researchers examined the use of acarbose for type 1 insulin-dependent diabetics. Acarbose has been clinically shown to lower postprandial glucose levels, which cannot be done with …