Diabetes tablets

 

  • People with type 2 diabetes are often prescribed tablets to help control their blood glucose levels.
  • Tablets are not suitable for people with type 1 diabetes.
  • If healthy eating and regular exercise do not reduce blood sugar to normal levels, tablets are necessary.
  • Tablets are not a substitute for healthy eating.
  • Over time, tablets may no longer work and insulin injections may be needed.
  • Sometimes insulin injections are used in combination with tablets.
  • Regular glucose testing checks how well the tablets are working.
  • Tablets may cause side-effects. Speak to your doctor or diabetes nurse about this.
  • During illness, a higher dosage of tablets may be needed to control blood sugar levels. Sometimes insulin injections may also be required at this time.
  • Tablets are not suitable for treating diabetes during pregnancy.

 


 

myDr, 2000. Reproduced with the kind permission of Diabetes Australia.
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Last Reviewed: 08 July 2003

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