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More Treatment Options for Diabetes Means Few Excuses for High Blood Sugar

Newswise, November 2006 - A generation ago, there was just one kind of pill that could help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels down. But today, so many new options are available that it’s almost dizzying. Advertisements for the new medicines seem to be everywhere, and more new medicines are on the way.

These are exciting times for people with diabetes, says a University of Michigan expert who has devoted his career to studying the best ways to prevent and treat the disease. He points to the broad array of new, and tried-and-true, diabetes treatments that can be swallowed, inhaled and injected — plus the powerful tools of healthy eating and regular exercise that are crucial to every diabetes patient’s treatment.

Virtually anyone with diabetes can now find an option that will work for them, and keep their blood sugar low enough to prevent or delay long-term problems like heart attacks, blindness, amputation and kidney failure, says William H. Herman, M.D., MPH, the director of U-M’s Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center.

Jo’s Morning BG:  66 — 1 Glucose tablet