Taking Diabetes Pills

Besides lifestyle changes and diet management, medication is another way to control diabetes

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   <p>If you have Type 2 diabetes, your doctor may prescribe diabetes pills for you. Diabetes pills are not insulin, which are normally taken by those with Type 1 diabetes.</p>
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
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   <h2>Will Diabetes Pills Work for Me?
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</p><p>Diabetes pills work best when you&#58;</p><ul><li>eat healthy meals

</li><li>stay active

</li><li>don’t smoke

</li><li>manage stress

</li><li>have enough rest

</li></ul><p>They do not work very well if you&#58;</p><ul><li>have had diabetes for a long time

</li><li>need insulin to control your diabetes

</li><li>have an infection (flu, cold)

</li><li>undergo surgery

</li></ul><p>If diabetes pills do not work, your doctor may prescribe insulin to help control your blood glucose (sugar) levels.</p><p><strong>Related&#58; <a href="https&#58;//www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1309/how-do-diabetes-pills-work" title="how-do-diabetes-pills-work">How Do Diabetes Pills Work?</a></strong></p><h2>Things to Note if You Need to Take Diabetes Pills
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</p><h3>Ask your Doctor</h3><ul><li>Clarify all your doubts with your doctor&#58;


         <ul><li>What are the names of the diabetes pills?

</li><li>How often and when should I take diabetes pills?

</li><li>Should I take diabetes pills when I am sick?

</li><li>What should I do if I forget to take a dose?

</li><li>Are there any side effects from taking the pills?

</li><li>Should I avoid any other medicines (including traditional Chinese medicines and herbs) if I am taking diabetes pills?

</li></ul></li><li>Take notes to help you remember.

</li><li>Ask for help if you cannot understand the information.

</li></ul><h3>Keep Things Simple</h3><ul><li>Ask your doctor whether you can reduce the number of pills you are taking each day.

</li></ul><h3>Make it a Routine</h3><ul><li>Take your diabetes pills at the same time each day.

</li><li>To help you remember, do it alongside a daily activity, such as after brushing your teeth, after meals, or before going to bed.

</li><li>If you have to take more than one type of diabetes pills more than once a day, use a pill box to help you organise your medicine.

</li></ul><h3>Follow the Prescription</h3><ul><li>Do not take more or fewer pills without checking with your doctor.

</li></ul><h3>When You are Sick</h3><ul><li>There are some pills you must continue to take even if you don’t feel well.

</li><li>Call your doctor or clinic if you are too sick to take your diabetes pills.
</li></ul><hr /><p><strong>Read these next&#58;</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https&#58;//www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1302/when-you-have-diabetes-use-this-checklist">When You Have Diabetes, Use This Checklist</a></li><li><a href="https&#58;//www.healthhub.sg/programmes/87/diabetes-mellitus">All About Diabetes Mellitus</a></li><li><a href="https&#58;//www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1815/why-its-important-to-manage-your-diabetes">Why It's Important to Manage Your Diabetes</a></li></ul></div>

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