Work on a compromise that you can live with and still see the results of lowering your blood glucose. When you pick up your prescription, you are given a piece of paper with the medication s side effects. Often you can avoid the side effects. Before you leave the pharmacy, take a quick look at the sheet, and ask the pharmacist any questions. If you discover that you forgot to ask a question, feel free to give the pharmacy a call.
Pharmacists enjoy helping people with their medication questions.
Well, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that medication does control blood glucose together with your lifestyle changes. The bad news is that a single medication is often not enough. You should not feel like a failure when you need to add another medication. In combination, the medications may work better than either one does alone.