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 Oral Diabetic Medications That May Cause Hypoglycemia by Fern Kuhn, RN Oral diabetic medications that can cause low blood sugar or hypoglycemia The following sulfonylurea medications for diabetes can cause hypoglycemia or low blood sugar as a side effect. * Glipizide (Glucotrol) * Glyburide (such as DiaBeta, Glynase, Micronase) * Glimepiride (Amaryl) Repaglinide (Prandin) and nateglinide (Starlix) are not sulfonylurea medications. However, they work in the same way and can also cause low blood sugar as a side effect. You are unlikely to develop hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels if you are taking: * Metformin (Glucophage) * Acarbose (Precose) * Rosiglitazone (Avandia) * Pioglitazone (Actos) Signs of Hypoglycemia: **Cold sweat, faintness, dizziness **Headache **Pounding of heart, trembling, nervousness **blurred vision **Hunger **Irritability **Personality Change **Not able to awaken It is important to know if you oral diabetic medication has the side effect of low blood sugar ...

 Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar), Diabetes Testing and Driving by Fern Kuhn, RN Because hypoglycemia can effect your driving performance (even modestly low blood sugar can do this), if you are at all prone to hypoglycemia, I personally would strongly recommend you check out your blood sugar level each time you are about to drive. Prior to you putting the key in the ignition, test your blood sugar. There are some great glucometers out there, like the Accu-Check Compact with the Accu-Check Multi-clix lancet pen. The Accu-Check Compact has a 17 strip drum inside so you don't have to take any extra strips with you. The Accu-Check Multi-clix lancet pen has a drum that automatically holds 6 lancets within the pen to use quickly and easily. Again, you won't have to bring any lancets separately with you. If your blood sugar is low, treat yourself to some juice or hard candy and don't drive until your blood sugar is back to normal. Usually 80 mg/dl and higher you should feel better. ...

 Diabetes 101 what you need to know about by Mansi Gupta One of the leading causes of death in the US is diabetes. It affects the way the body uses food after digestion, for growth and energy, known as metabolic disorder. If proper treatment and medication is not administered, at times aggressively, it can lead to fatal complications and can also be seriously disabling. However, proper treatment and preventive measures allow people with diabetes to lead a relatively healthy and normal life, in most cases. Knowing Diabetes Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose (a form of sugar in blood). Majority of the fuel in the body is supplied by glucose. Cells of our body use this glucose in the blood for growth and energy. However for glucose to get into cells, blood must have insulin contents. Pancreas (a large gland situated behind the stomach) produces this chemical known as insulin and which is the major factor in proper digestion and health. Under normal conditions, right a...

  Diabetes Testing - What is Your Control Solution For You might have heard that the many advances occurring with some of the blood glucose meters allow you to perform blood test monitoring on different parts of your body, like the palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, or even calf. Because the skin of these other parts of your body contains fewer nerves, testing can feel much more comfortable. This is what is called Alternative Site Testing, or AST. It's vital to know that while blood from your fingertip can be tested at anytime, there are times when testing from alternative sites isn't ideal. That's why you should get the information about alternative site testing and talk with your doctor prior to your decision of alternative testing. Let's Go info further detail: * In comparison with your fingertip, you might see differences in blood sugar results from the palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, or even calf. * Blood taken from the fingertip shows changes in blood sugar levels ...

 Accu-Check Aviva Glucometer - New For Diabetes Testing by Fern Kuhn, RN Now you can help make every test strip count as you can test right the very first time. The wide-mouth strip quickly sucks on the tiny blood drop, helping 97% of diabetes fill the strip on the very first try. Since you only need a small drop of blood, you won't have to keep retesting. The system also has over 150 automatic checks to detect and prevent unreliable results. The ACCU-CHEK Multiclix lancet device is appears to be less painful among leading lancet devices. It also uses a pre-loaded six-lancet drum, saving you time and the need to handle individual lancets. This could help prevent accidental sticking to your finger or elsewhere You can test from your fingertip, palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, or calf. Your test results appear in 5 seconds. You do need to place a code plate in the machine everytime you open a new blood sugar strip container. But it is easy to place in the machine. You only need a sma...

 STAT-LET™ Auto Safety Lancets - Makes Diabetes Testing Easy by Fern Kuhn, RN Stat Medical Hardware, Inc (SMD) was founded in 1988 and is a leader in developing and distributing innovative medical devices. Their emphasis is on lancets, lancing devices and clinical, capillary blood sampling devices. The Stat-Let Auto Lancets are available in 5 different systems to accommodate your blood sampling necessity. They feature very simple one-step function, non-reuse safety feature. These lancet devices are indivually wrapped, and they are packaged in boxes of 100. In our home care agency, we use these to test the blood sugar of many of our senior citizens who cannot do their own testing while they are on service with our agency. What's great about these lancets is that you do not have to place them in lancing pens. They are individually wrapped and ready to dispose of when you are finished with testing on your finger. This type of lancet is innovative because sometimes when you are us...