MEDICATION

• Oral tablets
• Insulin injection

ORAL TABLETS

• Oral diabetes tablets works mainly to help the body cells take in glucose for energy and helps the pancreas to produce more insulin
• Some helps to slow down sugar absorption
• DO NOT take tablets together with other kinds of traditional medicines.
• If you miss a dose, DO NOT DOUBLE the next dose. Always FOLLOW the recommended dosage.
• REMEMBER the name of your tablets and the dosage.
• Changing from oral tablets to insulin injection - a number of Type 2 diabetics will need to change to insulin injection because the oral tablets are no longer as effective as it used to be.
  

INSULIN INJECTION

• For people whose pancreas does not produce any more insulin or only a tiny amount of insulin.
• All Type 1 diabetics have to take insulin injections daily.
• Types of Insulin - fast-acting, long-acting or intermediate-acting insulin
• Follow your insulin plan (as instructed by your doctor or nurse educator) closely.
• TIMING your injections and meals is important - do not eat too soon or delay your meals.
• DO NOT keep insulin in the freezer compartment of your refridgerator.
• DO NOT inject cold insulin.
• DO NOT shake your insulin - just roll the insulin bottle slowly between the palms of your hands.
• If you miss an injection, DO NOT double your next dose.
• DO NOT change insulin type without consulting your doctor or nurse educator.