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American Diabetes Association® Echoes FDA Statement on Metformin Recall

Consumers should first check with their pharmacist to see if their metformin prescription is affected The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a recall on extended-release (ER) metformin drugs from five manufacturers due to testing results showing N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) above the acceptable intake limit in certain lots. Type 2 diabetes patients who are currently taking an ER version of metformin and are unsure if their medication is affected, should first check with their pharmacist to see if their prescribed medication is one of the five being recalled: Apotex –

Oral & Injectable Medications for Type 2 Diabetes

Learn about the different classes of non-insulin type 2 diabetes medications used to lower blood glucose levels. Explore options like Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1, and more.

Sharing My Story: Sigrid

Sigrid from Wuppertal, Germany, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is her story.

Meet Amitabh

At age 63, having missed my annual physical due to COVID and ignoring obvious signs of polyuria and polydipsia, the results of my A1C being over 14 came as a shock. My previous readings were in the 5.6–5.9 range. Overnight, I went from a pancreas transplant surgeon to a type 2 diabetes patient on Lantus and metformin. Having been treating kidney failure patients from diabetes, it was a shock. I requested and convinced my endocrinologist colleague to prescribe me a CGM (Libre 2) in addition to a finger prick monitor. I knew I had put on extra weight and always had a sweet tooth, but the CGM

Sharing My Story: Brent

Brent Adame lives in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and is committed to thriving despite living with type 2 diabetes. This is his story: A couple of weeks before COVID-19 shut the economy down, I noticed my eyesight was getting blurry and my appetite was insatiable! I continued with my lifestyle, afraid to go to the doctor. I tested my glucose levels at a friend's about a month ago and was 359 and at one point 401. I got nervous and blew it off for a week. Then I got diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and nearly died. Learn about DKA I checked myself out of the hospital about 34 hours later. I assumed I'd

How Type 2 Diabetes Progresses

Learn why type 2 diabetes progresses and why your treatment plan may require adjustments over time. Understand the diabetes complications timeline and ways to manage its progression effectively.

Sharing My Story: Jana

Jana Franzen lives in Osage City, Kansas. This is her story: Oh, let's see. Diabetes runs in my family. I had gestational diabetes with my third pregnancy, which covered most of 2002 and the first bit of 2003. Sugars leveled out not long after kiddo got born. I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in December of 2015. Had what was originally believed to be a heart attack February of 2016, and another in November. The first got downgraded to angina, and the second was labeled heartburn despite being more severe. The t-thingy indicators (my memory sucks) indicated heart attack for the first, so I

Sharing My Story: Roger

Roger lives with type 2 diabetes and resides in New Jersey. June 11, 2019 is the day that changed my life forever. This is the day that I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. However, as most diabetics, my journey started years earlier. This is my story about my journey to better health. I am 45 years old, married and have a 5-year-old daughter. Like most men my age I chose to ignore the warning signs over the years and lived my life like I didn’t have a care in the world. My wife and I were married at an early age and were both successful in our careers. I would visit the Doctor when I was