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Diabetes Medicine As there are different kinds of diabetes, there are also different forms of diabetes medicine to treat each. For Type 1 Diabetics (also known as insulin-dependant diabetics), because insulin isn't produced at all, insulin injections must be taken. Also, to ensure glucose levels don't become too low, and to prevent the Type 1 Diabetes sufferer from becoming Hypoglycaemic , an emergency glucose rich injection kit may also be prescribed. Type 2 Diabetes isn't often as clear cut as simply a lack of insulin, as in Type 1 Diabetes. There can often be multiple factors involved in Type 2 Diabetes and therefore there are multiple diabetes medicines to cope with each. The one factor each medication does have in common however is they are all designed, in one way or another, to control glucose levels in the blood. Meglitinides induce your pancreas to create more insulin. Sulfonylureas induce your pancreas to create more insulin. D-phenylalanine speeds up insulin production within the pancreas. Biguanides curb your livers glucose production somewhat. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors slow starch absorption, therefore slow glucose production. Thiazolidinediones make the body more responsive to insulin. The medication prescribed to you may in fact be a combination of some of the above, as diabetes medicine really has to be tailored to suit on an individual basis, therefore your G.P. will see you receive just the right medication. It is also important you keep a check on how you feel whilst taking your diabetes medicine. It may have been prescribed by a trained medical professional, but if you feel it either isn't working, or it is having some bad side effects, you really must speak to your doctor and they will do everything they can to try and find another medication for you. |