Diabetes Self Managementwww.DiabetesSelfManagement.com  To
print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu
Return to article  Adjust Font Size : normal smaller font medium
font large font  URL:  
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/oral-
medicines/oral_medicines_for_type_2_diabetes/print/  Oral
Medicines for Type 2 Diabetes  Taking care of your diabetes is a
bit like building a home. With input from your diabetes care
team contractors, you begin by drafting a well-thought-out set
of blueprints and assembling all the tools you need to control
your blood glucose levels. Healthy eating and physical activity
serve as a sturdy foundation for your house of diabetes care,
while monitoring blood glucose provides you with feedback for
changes to the existing plans.  Although eating well and
exercising are always the first line of therapy for all types of
diabetes, there may come a time when you and your health-care
team decide to intensify your Type 2 diabetes control by adding
an oral blood-gluco