Tips On Keeping Your Blood Sugar at a Healthy Level - Page 2
What Times Should I Take My Diabetes Medicines?
- Talk with your doctor or diabetes teacher about the best times to take your diabetes medicines. Fill in the names of your diabetes medicines, when you should take them, and how much you should take.
Here are some hints:
- Diabetes pills: Take these before you eat.
- Regular, NPH, or Lente insulin: Take this 30 minutes before you eat.
- Humalog insulin lispro: Take this just before you eat.
Points To Remember
The food you eat makes your blood sugar go up. Diabetes medicines make your blood sugar go down. Together, when each is taken properly, they help you keep your blood sugar at the healthy level.
That's why you should:
The food you eat makes your blood sugar go up. Diabetes medicines make your blood sugar go down. Together, when each is taken properly, they help you keep your blood sugar at the healthy level.
That's why you should:
- Eat about the same amounts of food each day.
- Eat your meals and snacks at about the same times each day.
- Try not to skip meals and snacks.
- Take your diabetes medicines at about the same times each day.
- Exercise at about the same times each day.
Keeping your blood sugar at a healthy level every day can helps you to prevent diabetes problems.
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