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Metformin
Insulin
Diabetes 101
Glipizide
Diabetes 102
100
These are common side effects of metformin.
What are, "diarrhea, gas, and stomach ache?"
100
Insulin helps your body utilize this when you eat
What is blood glucose (blood sugar)?
100
The person in charge of managing your diabetes
What is you
100
Glipizide helps the pancreas to release this hormone
What is insulin
100
Symptoms of high blood sugar
What are "increased urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger?"
200
How to prevent nausea and diarrhea sometimes caused with metformin
What is "take with food?"
200
This insulin is long-acting and provides your body with a consistent level of insulin all day and night
What is Lantus or Levemir
200
These are symptoms of low blood sugar.
What are "blurry vision, headaches, dizziness, weakness, and sweating?"
200
A side effect of glipizide if not taken with food.
What is "low blood sugar?"
200
Uncontrolled diabetes affects these organs
What are "the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart?"
300
In comparison to other diabetes medications, metformin is NOT associated with this side effect
What is hypoglycemia?
300
These insulins are taken 15 minutes before a meal.
What are "Humalog and Novolog?"
300
The leading cause of blindness
What is "uncontrolled diabetes?"
300
This may happen after using glipizide over a long period of time
What is "loss of effectiveness?"
300
These are the times that you should check your blood sugar.
What is "in the morning before your first meal and 2 hours after your largest meal?"
400
An additional positive effect of metformin on the body
What is weight loss?
400
The location that insulin should be injected in
What is: the skin of the stomach, upper thigh, and backs of the arms
400
This is your fasting blood sugar goal.
What is "80-130?"
400
Other drugs that work the same way as glipizide
What are glimepiride and glyburide
400
This shows how well controlled your blood sugar is over the last three months.
What is "an A1c test?"
500
This organ's function is monitored closely while taking metformin.
What are "the kidneys?"
500
What you should do with your insulin if you skip a meal.
What is "do not take your insulin for that meal?"
500
Exams that need to be done at least once per year for people with diabetes.
What are "eye and foot exams?"
500
When glipizide should be taken with regard to meals.
What is "15-30 minutes before meals?"
500
The recommended amount of exercise that you should get each day and week.
What is "at least 30 minutes per day and at least 5 days per week?"