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Question: What are the surgical approaches for treating acoustic neuroma?
Answer: An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. The downside of this technique is that it results in permanent hearing loss. Retrosigmoid/sub-occipital, which involves exposing the back of the tumor by opening the skull near the back of the head. This approach can be used for removing tumors of any size and offers the possibility of preserving hearing. Middle fossa, which involves removing a small piece of bone above the ear canal to access and remove small tumors confined to the internal auditory canal, the narrow passageway from the brain to the middle and inner ear. Using this approach may enable surgeons to preserve a patient's hearing. The tumor's growth may slow or stop or it may even shrink, but radiation doesn't completely remove the tumor.
Question: What is an acoustic neuroma?
Answer: Also known as the vestibulocochlear nerve, it connects the inner ear with the brain and has two different parts. One part is involved in transmitting sound; the other helps send balance information from the inner ear to the brain. The upside of this approach is that it allows the surgeon to see an important cranial nerve (the facial nerve) clearly before removing the tumor.
Question: What side effects could I have from calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
Answer: Side effects of calcium channel blockers include: Drowsiness Increased appetite Swelling Contact your doctor if these side effects are persistent or severe.
Question: How do calcium channel blockers treat heart failure?
Answer: As a result, calcium channel blockers relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart, while reducing its workload. Calcium channel blockers may be used to treat heart failure caused by high blood pressure when other medications to lower blood pressure do not work.
Question: When should you call the doctor about the side effects of taking calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
Answer: Weight gain Breathing difficulty Coughing or wheezing Irregular or slow heartbeat Skin rash When taking calcium channel blockers: Ask your doctor if you need to avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while taking your calcium channel blocker.
Question: How should I take calcium channel blockers?
Answer: Calcium channel blockers include: Norvasc Plendil Cardizem Covera Isoptin Calcium channel blockers should be taken with food or milk. Follow the medication label directions. The number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and how long you need to take it will depend on the type of medication prescribed and on your condition.
Question: What are examples of calcium channel blockers?
Answer: Calcium channel blockers include: Norvasc Plendil Cardizem Covera Isoptin Calcium channel blockers should be taken with food or milk.
Question: When should you call your doctor right away about side effects of calcium channel blockers?
Answer: If you have any of the following side effects, contact your doctor right away. Weight gain Breathing difficulty Coughing or wheezing Irregular or slow heartbeat Skin rash When taking calcium channel blockers: Ask your doctor if you need to avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while taking your calcium channel blocker.
Question: How should I take calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
Answer: Calcium channel blockers include: Norvasc Plendil Cardizem Covera Isoptin Calcium channel blockers should be taken with food or milk. Follow the medication label directions. The number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and how long you need to take it will depend on the type of medication prescribed and on your condition.
Question: What are other guidelines for taking calcium channel blockers for heart failure?
Answer: While taking calcium channel blockers, have your blood pressure checked regularly, as advised by your doctor. Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory so that your response to the drug can be monitored. While taking this medication, your doctor may tell you to take and record your pulse daily. Your provider will tell you how rapid your pulse should be. If your pulse is slower than advised, contact your doctor about taking your calcium channel blocker that day.
Question: How are calcium channel blockers used for heart failure?
Answer: Calcium channel blockers are prescribed to treat angina (chest pain) and high blood pressure. Calcium channel blockers generally should not be used if you have heart failure due to systolic dysfunction.
Question: What does liraglutide (Victoza) do?
Answer: What it does: Like the other GLP-1 drugs, liraglutide cues your pancreas to release insulin. This moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells. It also limits how much of the hormone glucagon your body makes. This substance prompts your liver to release stored sugar. The drug also slows digestion.
Question: What does albiglutide (Tanzeum) do?
Answer: What it does: After you eat, albiglutide helps your pancreas release insulin, which moves blood sugar (glucose) into your cells. It also limits how much of the hormone glucagon your body makes. This substance spurs your liver to release stored sugar. The drug also slows down digestion.
Question: What does exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta) do?
Answer: What it does: Like other GLP-1 drugs, exenatide tells your pancreas to release insulin, which moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells. It also limits how much glucagon your body makes. This hormone prompts your liver to release stored sugar. The drug slows digestion, too.
Question: What is pramlintide (Symlin)?
Answer: What it is: It's a man-made version of a hormone called amylin, which your pancreas makes along with insulin when your blood sugar levels rise.
Question: What does dulaglutide (Trulicity) do?
Answer: What it does: Like other GLP-1 drugs, dulaglutide prompts your pancreas to release insulin, which moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells. It also limits how much of the hormone glucagon your body makes, since glucagon normally spurs your liver to release stored sugar. The drug slows digestion, too.
Question: Who can take albiglutide (Tanzeum)?
Answer: Who can take it: Adults who have type 2 diabetes and haven't had success with other treatment. If you're planning to get pregnant, talk with your doctor, since researchers haven't studied albiglutide in pregnant women.
Question: What are side effects of liraglutide (Victoza)?
Answer: Side effects: The most common ones include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), which may be severe, is another side effect. All GLP-1 drugs, including liraglutide, have a boxed warning noting that in animal studies, this type of drug has been linked to thyroid cancer in some rats and mice. Experts don't know whether it has the same effect in people. It's possible to have an allergic reaction to liraglutide, or to get low blood sugar while you're taking it. If you get dehydrated from nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, that could lead to kidney failure.
Question: What is liraglutide (Victoza)?
Answer: It helps your body release more insulin. This helps move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells.
Question: What is albiglutide (Tanzeum)?
Answer: Other drugs include: What it is: It's a man-made version of a hormone called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1). Your intestines normally release this substance when you eat. It helps control your blood sugar.
Question: What is dulaglutide (Trulicity)?
Answer: It helps your body release more insulin and move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells.
Question: Who can take liraglutide (Victoza)?
Answer: Who can take it: Adults who have type 2 diabetes but haven't had results with other treatment. You take it in combination with metformin or a sulfonylurea drug. If you're planning to get pregnant, talk with your doctor. Liraglutide hasn't been studied in pregnant women.
Question: What are the side effects of pramlintide (Symlin)?
Answer: Side effects: Nausea is the most common one. Starting this drug at a low dose and increasing it slowly can help fight the nausea. Other side effects include less appetite, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, dizziness, or indigestion. The drug can also cause low blood sugar if you don't adjust the amount of insulin you're taking.
Question: Who can take exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta)?
Answer: Who can take it: Adults with type 2 diabetes for whom other treatment hasn't worked. If you think you might get pregnant, talk to your doctor. Researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: What does pramlintide (Symlin) do?
Answer: What it does: You take pramlintide with insulin before a meal. The two drugs work together to lower your blood sugar. Pramlintide also helps you digest food more slowly. This puts less sugar into your bloodstream. In addition to controlling your A1 C levels, pramlintide helps lessen your appetite, so you eat less.
Question: How does liraglutide (Victoza)  treat my diabetes?
Answer: What it does: Like the other GLP-1 drugs, liraglutide cues your pancreas to release insulin. This moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells. It also limits how much of the hormone glucagon your body makes. This substance prompts your liver to release stored sugar. The drug also slows digestion.
Question: How does pramlintide (Symlin) treat my diabetes?
Answer: What it does: You take pramlintide with insulin before a meal. The two drugs work together to lower your blood sugar. Pramlintide also helps you digest food more slowly. This puts less sugar into your bloodstream. In addition to controlling your A1 C levels, pramlintide helps lessen your appetite, so you eat less.
Question: Is exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta) medication for diabetes?
Answer: What it is: Exenatide was the first GLP-1 drug approved by the FDA. Byetta came first. You take it as a shot twice daily. Bydureon is the newer, extended-release version, which you inject once a week. You can't take both drugs.
Question: Can I take liraglutide (Victoza)  to treat my diabetes?
Answer: Who can take it: Adults who have type 2 diabetes but haven't had results with other treatment. You take it in combination with metformin or a sulfonylurea drug. If you're planning to get pregnant, talk with your doctor. Liraglutide hasn't been studied in pregnant women.
Question: Is pramlintide (Symlin) medication to treat my diabetes?
Answer: What it is: It's a man-made version of a hormone called amylin, which your pancreas makes along with insulin when your blood sugar levels rise.
Question: How does dulaglutide (Trulicity) treat my diabetes?
Answer: What it does: Like other GLP-1 drugs, dulaglutide prompts your pancreas to release insulin, which moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells. It also limits how much of the hormone glucagon your body makes, since glucagon normally spurs your liver to release stored sugar. The drug slows digestion, too.
Question: What are the side effects of dulaglutide (Trulicity) when treating my diabetes?
Answer: Side effects: The most common ones include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, belly pain, and less appetite. All GLP-1 drugs, including dulaglutide, have a boxed warning noting that in animal studies, this type of drug has been linked to thyroid cancer in some rats and mice. Experts don't know whether it has the same effect in people.
Question: What are the side effects of liraglutide (Victoza) when treating my diabetes?
Answer: Side effects: The most common ones include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), which may be severe, is another side effect. All GLP-1 drugs, including liraglutide, have a boxed warning noting that in animal studies, this type of drug has been linked to thyroid cancer in some rats and mice. Experts don't know whether it has the same effect in people. It's possible to have an allergic reaction to liraglutide, or to get low blood sugar while you're taking it. If you get dehydrated from nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, that could lead to kidney failure.
Question: What are the side effects of pramlintide (Symlin) when treating my diabetes?
Answer: Side effects: Nausea is the most common one. Starting this drug at a low dose and increasing it slowly can help fight the nausea. Other side effects include less appetite, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, dizziness, or indigestion. The drug can also cause low blood sugar if you don't adjust the amount of insulin you're taking.
Question: Who can take dulaglutide (Trulicity)?
Answer: You take it in combination with metformin or a sulfonylurea drug. Who can take it: Adults with type 2 diabetes who have not had success with other diabetes treatment. If you're planning to get pregnant, tell your doctor, since researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: Who can take pramlintide (Symlin)?
Answer: Who can take it: It's approved for people with type 1 diabetes who are taking mealtime insulin. If you're planning to get pregnant, tell your doctor, since researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: Can I take dulaglutide (Trulicity) to treat my diabetes?
Answer: You take it in combination with metformin or a sulfonylurea drug. Who can take it: Adults with type 2 diabetes who have not had success with other diabetes treatment. If you're planning to get pregnant, tell your doctor, since researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: What is exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta)?
Answer: You take it as a shot twice daily. Bydureon is the newer, extended-release version, which you inject once a week. You can't take both drugs. What it is: This is another GLP-1 drug.
Question: What are the side effects of exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta) when treating my diabetes?
Answer: Side effects: The most common ones include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, feeling jittery, dizziness, headache, acid stomach, constipation, and weakness. These usually go away after the first month of treatment. Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), which may be severe, is another side effect. The FDA has also received reports of kidney failure in people taking this drug. All GLP-1 drugs, including both types of exenatide, have a boxed warning noting that in animal studies, this type of drug has been linked to thyroid cancer in some rats and mice. Experts don't know whether it has the same effect in people. It's possible to have an allergic reaction to liraglutide, or to get low blood sugar while you're taking it.
Question: Can I take pramlintide (Symlin) to treat my diabetes?
Answer: Who can take it: It's approved for people with type 1 diabetes who are taking mealtime insulin. If you're planning to get pregnant, tell your doctor, since researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: Can I take exenatide (Bydureon, Byetta) to treat my diabetes?
Answer: Who can take it: Adults who have type 2 diabetes and haven't had success with other treatment. If you think you might get pregnant, talk to your doctor. Researchers haven't studied this drug in pregnant women.
Question: Are there too many rules in a diabetes diet?
Answer: You'll want to keep your blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible. Choose foods that work along with your activities and any medications you take. Will you need to make adjustments to what you eat? Probably. But your new way of eating may not require as many changes as you think.
Question: Are carbohydrates bad for diabetes?
Answer: Carbs are the foundation of a healthy diet whether you have diabetes or not. They do affect your blood sugar levels, which is why you'll need to keep up with how many you eat each day. Some carbs have vitamins, minerals, and fiber. So choose those ones, such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Starchy, sugary carbs are not a great choice because they have less to offer. They're more like a flash in the pan than fuel your body can rely on.
Question: Do I have to stop using low- and no-calorie sweeteners if I have diabetes?
Answer: Most of these sweeteners are much sweeter than the same amount of sugar, so you can use less. Opinions about them are conflicting, but the American Diabetes Association approves of the use of: Saccharin ( Sweet' N Low, Sweet Twin, Sugar Twin) Aspartame ( Nutra Sweet, Equal) Acesulfame potassium ( Sunett, Sweet One) Sucralose ( Splenda) Stevia/ Rebaudioside A ( Sweet Leaf, Sun Crystals, Steviva, truvia, Pure Via) You can ask a dietitian which ones are best for which uses, whether you're drinking coffee, baking, or cooking.
Question: Can you adjust your diabetes drugs to cover what you eat?
Answer: If you use insulin for your diabetes, you may learn how to adjust the amount and type you take to match the amount of food you eat. But this doesn't mean you can eat as much as you want and then just use additional drugs to stabilize your blood sugar level. If you use other types of diabetes drugs, don't try to adjust your dose to match varying levels of carbohydrates in your meals unless your doctor tells you to. Most diabetes medications work best when you take them as directed. When in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Question: Do you have to give up desserts if you have diabetes?
Answer: You could: Cut back. Instead of two scoops of ice cream, have one. Or share a dessert with a friend. Consider using low-calorie sweeteners. Keep in mind, there might be a few carbs in these. Expand your horizons. Instead of ice cream, pie, or cake, try fruit, a whole wheat oatmeal-raisin cookie, or yogurt. Tweak the recipe. For instance, you can often use less sugar than a recipe calls for without sacrificing taste or consistency.
Question: Do I need to give up my favorite foods if I have diabetes?
Answer: There's no reason to stop eating what you love. Instead, try: A change in the way your favorite foods are prepared. Can you bake it instead of deep-frying it? A change in the other foods you usually eat along with your favorites. Maybe have a sweet potato instead of mashed potatoes? Smaller servings of your favorite foods. A little bit goes a long way. Not using your favorite foods as a reward when you stick to your meal plan. Do reward yourself, but with something other than food. A dietitian can help you find ways to include your favorites in your diabetes meal plan.
Question: Do you need to eat special diabetic meals if you have diabetes?
Answer: The foods that are good for people with diabetes are also healthy choices for the rest of your family. With diabetes, you do need to keep a closer watch on things like calories and the amounts and types of carbohydrates, fats, and protein you eat. A diabetes educator or dietitian can show you how to keep good records.
Question: Do you need to give up your favorite foods if you have diabetes?
Answer: There's no reason to stop eating what you love. Instead, try: A change in the way your favorite foods are prepared. Can you bake it instead of deep-frying it? A change in the other foods you usually eat along with your favorites. Maybe have a sweet potato instead of mashed potatoes? Smaller servings of your favorite foods. A little bit goes a long way. Not using your favorite foods as a reward when you stick to your meal plan. Do reward yourself, but with something other than food. A dietitian can help you find ways to include your favorites in your diabetes meal plan.
Question: Does eating too much sugar caused diabetes?
Answer: If you use insulin for your diabetes, you may learn how to adjust the amount and type you take to match the amount of food you eat.
Question: Do people with diabetes have to eat special diabetic meals?
Answer: The foods that are good for people with diabetes are also healthy choices for the rest of your family. With diabetes, you do need to keep a closer watch on things like calories and the amounts and types of carbohydrates, fats, and protein you eat. A diabetes educator or dietitian can show you how to keep good records.
Question: Can I adjust my insulin to be able to eat whatever I want?
Answer: If you use insulin for your diabetes, you may learn how to adjust the amount and type you take to match the amount of food you eat. But this doesn't mean you can eat as much as you want and then just use additional drugs to stabilize your blood sugar level. If you use other types of diabetes drugs, don't try to adjust your dose to match varying levels of carbohydrates in your meals unless your doctor tells you to. Most diabetes medications work best when you take them as directed. When in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Question: Is protein better than carbohydrates for diabetes?
Answer: Have you heard that eating too much sugar causes diabetes? Choose foods that work along with your activities and any medications you take. They do affect your blood sugar levels, which is why you'll need to keep up with how many you eat each day. Keep an eye on your portion size too. Talk to your dietitian or doctor about how much protein is right for you.
Question: Does too much sugar cause diabetes?
Answer: Have you heard that eating too much sugar causes diabetes? The truth is that diabetes begins when something disrupts your body's ability to turn the food you eat into energy.
Question: Are all carbohydrates bad for diabetes?
Answer: Carbs are the foundation of a healthy diet whether you have diabetes or not. They do affect your blood sugar levels, which is why you'll need to keep up with how many you eat each day. Some carbs have vitamins, minerals, and fiber. So choose those ones, such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Starchy, sugary carbs are not a great choice because they have less to offer. They're more like a flash in the pan than fuel your body can rely on. The foods that are good for people with diabetes are also healthy choices for the rest of your family.
Question: Are diet foods the best choice for diabetes?
Answer: Keep in mind, there might be a few carbs in these. Read the labels to find out if the ingredients and number of calories are good choices for you. When in doubt, ask your doctor, diabetes educator, or a dietitian for advice.
Question: What chemicals can help with rheumatoid arthritis and where can you get it?
Answer: Certain nutrients can help repair and protect it: Vitamin B5:potatoes, beans, bananas, turkey, fish, and liver Vitamin B6:chickpeas, chicken, pork, trout, sunflower seeds, spinach, tomatoes Copper: oysters, squid, and other seafood; beef liver; cashews and other nuts; soybeans; lentils; cocoa Zinc: lobster, chicken, beans, raisins, chickpeas, yogurt, cheese Some chemicals found in plants called flavonoids may help make your joints feel better. Apples, green and white tea, grapes, and red wine are rich in them.