What is Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is an ongoing condition in which the body's ability to pass glucose or sugar as gas is impaired. Our body produces a hormone called insulin. This allows sugar from carbohydrates in the diet to enter the cells and be used as energy. In type 2 diabetes, insulin is impaired and, frankly, the body produces much less over the years. In this way, the intracellular sugar for gas is significantly reduced and the unusable blood sugar is increased. Excessive blood sugar levels over the years can damage important organs such as the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eyes.
Some threat factors that make type 2 diabetes more likely to develop, consisting of genetics and age, cannot be corrected. Other threat factors consisting of obesity or obesity can be modified. Therefore, reducing 5% to 10% of baseline body weight through a healthy diet and exercise remains the backbone of type 2 diabetes management.
Most diabetes medications are effective in lowering blood sugar levels.
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The maximum blood glucose level in adults with diabetes is A1C, which is less than 7%. (A1C is the level of normal blood sugar in a man or woman for about 3 months.) For many, diet and exercise are not enough to reach this goal and require one or more medications. May become. Metformin is a proven drug that has long been used to treat type 2 diabetes and is usually recommended by healthcare professionals as a first-line treatment. It's affordable, safe, effective, and well tolerated by most people.
If metformin fails to properly control blood sugar levels, another drug should be introduced. For this reason, doctors and patients need to choose many tablets and many of the tablet directions used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In general, for people with a low risk of coronary artery disease or no history of diabetic nephropathy, most diabetes drugs that can be given with metformin are effective in lowering blood sugar levels, with A1C levels below 7%. Can be lowered to. So how to choose a drug in
? Every man or woman with diabetes has its own goals, needs, and preferences. It is very important to ask yourself some appropriate questions before deciding on a medicine. Is my blood sugar in the correct range? Is this medicine affordable? Do I actually have a coronary artery?
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