Mar 04 2021 16 mins
In this episode, we discuss:
What is the non-medication treatment of diabetes? 2:05
What are some of the common medications used to treat diabetes? 3:48
Does everyone with diabetes need to be on medications? 4:45
How do you know if your diabetes is well-controlled? 5:34
What is metformin and what are the side effects? 6:11
What is Hemoglobin A1C? 7:09
What if my blood sugars are still high after starting metformin? 7:26
What is emagliflozin (Jardiance), canagliflozin (Invokana), or dapagliflozin (Forxiga)? 8:18
What are the side effects of SGLT2 inhibitors? 9:24
What is gliclazide (Diamicron)? 9:48
What is sitagliptin (Januvia), linagliptin (Trajenta), or saxagliptin (Onglyza)? 10:20
What should I do if I'm not feeling well? 11:08
What is liraglutide (Victoza), dulaglutide (Trulicity), or semaglutide (Ozempic)? 11:49
When do we use insulin? 12:38
Are there different kinds of insulin? 13:17
What are some examples of different insulin regimens? 14:01
What other resources do you recommend? 14:53
Diabetes Canada: https://www.diabetes.ca
American Diabetes Association: https://www.diabetes.org
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Twitter: @TheDrDictionary
Peer reviewed by Dr. Rob Silver, Endocrinologist at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada
Original music by Nicholas and John Bragagnolo
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