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Oranges and Diabetes
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, you need to choose the food you will take daily carefully. Since part of diabetes management is maintaining your blood sugar at normal levels,…
How Do Insulin And Glucagon Regulate Blood Glucose Levels?
Insulin and glucagon work to help keep your blood glucose level under control. Both of these hormones are produced in the pancreas. Insulin, which helps to normalize a high level of…
Oral and Injectable Type 2 Diabetes Medications That Cause Weight Loss
Most diabetic patients, especially those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are overweight. Having too much weight, particularly abdominal fat, can cause your body to become insulin resistant. Insulin resistance refers to a condition where…
Lantus Insulin For Dogs
What is Lantus insulin? Lantus is an injectable insulin medication that is used to treat people with diabetes mellitus. Lantus can be used to treat both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, though…
Grapefruit and Diabetes
Grapefruit is a rich source of vitamins A and C. It is also low in calories, and glycemic index. It is a nutritious fruit that everyone can enjoy, even individuals…
Lantus Insulin Vial and SoloStar Pen Storage Temperature Instructions
What is Lantus? Lantus comes as a sterile solution, known by its generic name insulin glargine, which is administered subcutaneously in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Insulin glargine…
Walnuts and Diabetes
Walnuts is one of the best types of nuts for diabetes. They are easily accessible. You can buy them in supermarkets, and groceries. It is one of the universal snacks…
Dulaglutide (Trulicity) Side Effects
What is Dulaglutide (Trulicity)? Dulaglutide is an injectable diabetes medicine that is normally prescribed with diet and exercise to help type 2 diabetic adults reduce their blood glucose. This injectable drug can…
Novolog (Novorapid) FlexPen Storage Temperature Instructions
What is NovoLog? NovoLog is an insulin drug that is taken by diabetic patients to help control their blood sugar. Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of medical conditions that includes type 1…
Glucometer (Blood Glucose Meter) Uses
What is a glucometer (blood glucose meter)? A diabetic blood glucose meter is a small medical device that helps diabetic patients to measure their blood sugar levels right from home.…
Medications For Gestational Diabetes
What is gestational diabetes (GD)? It is a metabolic disorder that occurs during pregnancy. This condition usually results in high blood glucose that disappears after delivery. Gestational diabetes can develop at any…
Levemir FlexPen Storage Temperature Instructions (Requirements)
What is Levemir? Levemir is an injectable insulin drug that is used to treat patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This drug, also known as insulin detemir, is produced by a…