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Oral Medications

Oral medication for persons with type 2 diabetes:

Persons with type 2 diabetes may need to take one or more types of diabetes pills to lower their blood sugar. There are many types of diabetes pills and each type has a specific action.

Diabetic pills that lower the blood sugar levels include the following types:

Each type of medication will help lower the blood sugar levels in a different way. Some persons with type 2 diabetes may take a combination of diabetes pills and insulin. Your physician will prescribe the treatment plan that will work best for you and will give you directions as to the times, dosage, and frequency of each type of medication.

Only persons with type 2 diabetes can use oral medications. They are not helpful for a person with type 1 diabetes whose pancreas has lost all ability to produce insulin.

Maintaining a proper diet and a regular exercise program are both important steps in controlling diabetes, even when taking oral medications. Oral medications are designed to work with diet and exercise, not in place of them.

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