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Canagliflozin and dapagliflozin interactions in diabetes treatment

Find out which interactions are associated with the latest antidiabetic medicines.…

Diabetes: missing meals and doses

Q. Just the ramipril please. I don’t need the metformin [500mg tds] this time because I’ve got plenty still. I don’t always take them because of my job: I work as a security guard and it means I skip meals sometimes. I know I’m supposed to eat regularly but I don’t want to make a fuss — …

Type 1 diabetes: pathophysiology and diagnosis

Patients with type 1 diabetes require lifelong treatment with insulin — and must juggle their doses, diet and exercise — to prevent hyperglycaemia and the resulting micro- and macrovascular complications…

How to interpret blood glucose monitoring charts and adjust insulin doses

This content was published in 2008. We do not recommend that you take any clinical decisions based on this information without first ensuring you have checked the latest guidance. Interpreting blood glucose results and being able to adjust insulin doses are useful skills for pharmacists to posse…