Diabetes Medications

There are an estimated 246 million diabetics in the world today, and a great many more suffering with pre-diabetic conditions. Diabetes is a dangerous disease in itself and has been known to cause severe dehydration, significant organ damage, and diabetic coma in the most serious of cases. Diabetes has also been linked to several other killer diseases like heart attack, kidney disease, nerve damage, and stroke. Different diabetes medications are used to treat the symptoms of the three main types of diabetes with varying amounts of success.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common strain of the disease. It accounts for 90 – 95% of all known cases and is not insulin dependant. Many Type 2 diabetes sufferers are given diabetes medications such as Metformin, Byetta, Actos, and Januvia. There are several nasty side effects that occur with these drugs including constipation, tender scalp, sensitive skin, and a disruption of the menstrual cycle. Type 1 diabetes is generally treated with drugs such as Lantus SubQ, Symlin SubQ, and Levemir Flexpen SubQ.

All of these diabetes medications have been formulated to chemically treat the symptoms of the diabetes as opposed to the causes. This means that diabetics do not physically get better with drug treatment – in the majority of cases, they actually get worse. Prolonged exposure to prescription drugs usually results in a dependency; as the body’s immune system deteriorates and needs more chemical assistance. For diabetics who are sick of the drug/side effect cycle, there are drug-free alternatives available that have been created to treat diabetes itself, as opposed to the symptoms.