EMPAGLIFLOZIN vs INSULIN ASPART

I have my monthly checkup soon and my lab test came (finally) under 6 after 4 months of daily exercise and low carb diet (im currently just taking 25 mg empagliflozin). So incredibly grateful for this community and working towards managing it without any medications. 🥲 I will be celebrating with

I’ve been T2 for 10+ years and I was diagnosed at a pretty young age (21), so it’s really something I’ve been living with for my whole adult life, and over that time my treatment has changed, and new medications have been added where it’s been needed to help keep my levels under control. My GP has r

**So an Update: I asked my primary care doctor that I wanted to go and see an endocrinologist. I got told that I do not qualify to see one. She claims I am a diabetic but I can't go and see a endocrinologist.** So, went to my doctor at the VA end of last month. Had blood work done. No one told me

I just read in an article that someone was paying over $500 a month for that single drug alone. How in the hell do you poor US citizens manage your healthcare costs? It's difficult for me to get my head around tbh

I was diagnosed with diabetes roughly 3 weeks ago with an HBA1c of 12 and prescribed metformin xr, empagliflozin, sitagliptin, and got a cgm as well. Changed my diet abruptly and removed all food with added sugars and bad carbs and I found out doing IF 16/8 helps as well. Also added exercise through

In the last few months, I’ve been stress-eating and fully aware that my lifestyle is incredibly unhealthy. Despite knowing better, I didn’t care so much, overwhelmed by stress from work and my personal life. As a result, I started experiencing the usual symptoms—feeling thirsty and frequently needin

The warnings for Jardiance (Empagliflozin) include this statement Jardiance may increase the risk of lower limb amputation (especially of the toe and foot). The risk is higher if you have poor blood flow in the legs, nerve problems, foot ulcers, or have had a previous amputation. To lessen the risk

I recently spent four months doing a clinical trial with Empagliflozin. This is my experience and I want as many Type I's to see it as possible. I am writing this post in order to spread the word about its effectiveness in my case. It is not currently prescribed to Type I’s because there is risk of

For some reason a childhood memory popped into my head just now. We were driving somewhere with another family and their mom was in diabetic shock. My mom stormed into an Italian restaurant demanding a sweet tea. The staff were hesitant. Meanwhile the lady in distress was not in her right mind and s

there are two stories about my mother being judgmental regarding my symptoms, and here they go. when i (20f) was in 8th grade, there was a high school entrance exam that i was going to take in june. the whole year was horrible for me; apart from being severely depressed, whenever i sat down to study

From her instagram account: “ I spent 9 days in ICE detention and it was the worst days of my life. My case was eventually terminated because I had filed the necessary paperwork with USCIS (I'm married to a US citizen, that's why we were at our green card interview) The whole experience was beyond t

* I recently published a comprehensive guide for people who have never heard of the keto diet or want to know more. This was very well received [on /r/keto](https://redd.it/4vhrv5) and I'm sure /r/fitness would benefit as well from this information because diet is one of the most powerful and effect

Tw: Chronic condition. My baby boy was diagnosed with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes, our lives haven't been the same eversince, we've been struggling with accepting his condition as the new normal while trying to learn as much as we can and be able to provide our son with the best care and mi

Is anyone able to clarify this for me, I’m an RPh but I hadn’t heard anything about this before. I had a patient who was (correctly) dispensed several vials of generic insulin aspart as per the prescription (no DAW or prescriber note requesting brand name) and our state laws pertaining to generic d

Coverage from Kaiser Health News with links: [https://khn.org/morning-breakout/nonprofit-civica-rx-to-make-insulin-for-under-30-a-vial/](https://khn.org/morning-breakout/nonprofit-civica-rx-to-make-insulin-for-under-30-a-vial/) Earlier this week, there was lots of discussion about Mark Cuban's Cost