Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Medication Brand Names
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Prevention
You can help to prevent type 2 diabetes by maintaining your ideal body weight, especially if you have a strong family history of diabetes. Diet and exercise have been shown to delay the onset of diabetes in people who are in the early stages of insulin resistance, identified by borderline blood sugar levels. The medication metformin (Glucophage) offers some additional protection for people with blood glucose levels that are between 100 and 125 mg/dL, near the diabetes range. People...
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Diagnosis of Diabetes
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Signs and Symptoms of Type 2 DiabetesIndividuals may not develop signs and symptoms of Type 2 diabetes until the blood glucose level is above... Read more »
Diagnosis of Diabetes
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Signs and Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Onset is usually sudden with symptoms progressing within a few weeks Weight loss Polydipsia (increased... Read more »
Treatment Options for Diabetes
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Goals of Treatment of DiabetesThe aim of diabetes care is to maximize quality and length of life by: Providing education and training to manage the... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2,... Read more »
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