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When is the best time to take medication for diabetes?
Take before a meal: This typically means that you should take your medicine at least an hour before you eat your meal. Take with food: This means that you shouldn’t take your medicine on an empty stomach. Your best bet is to take it as you start to eat or even during your meal.
Should you take metformin in the morning or at night?
Standard metformin is taken two or three times per day. Be sure to take it with meals to reduce the stomach and bowel side effects that can occur – most people take metformin with breakfast and dinner. Extended-release metformin is taken once a day and should be taken at night, with dinner.
What happens if you don’t take your diabetes medication on time?
Frequently missing doses can increase your risk for blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, and nerve damage. If you miss a dose of your oral diabetes medication, take it as soon as possible. If it’s close to the time of your next dose, skip that dose and take the next one as scheduled.
What time of day should you check your blood sugar?
Keep reading to find out when you should check your blood sugar. Testing your glucose before a meal and two hours after eating helps you make good decisions about foods and medication, according to Kaiser Permanente. Testing before eating will tell you how much food to eat and how much medication you need.
How do I choose the best time to take my insulin?
Ask your health care provider if you aren’t sure where to inject your insulin. Insulin shots are most effective when you take them so that insulin goes to work when glucose from your food starts to enter your blood. For example, regular insulin works best if you take it 30 minutes before you eat.
What is the best time of day to take metformin?
If you have side effects by using metformin, try to take it with a meal. When you use it with a meal, it reduces its side effects. It will become more beneficial if you use it at bedtime. Its use at night reduces the chances of hypoglycemia and improves your control of diabetes.
How many insulin injections does a diabetic need per day?
Type 1 People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes usually start with two injections of insulin per day of two different types of insulin and generally progress to three or four injections per day of insulin of different types. The types of insulin used depend on their blood sugar levels.