How Do You Increase Shots With Diabetes Medications?
When nutrition, exercise and oral medications aren’t enough to keep blood glucose levels (BGL) in the healthy range with Type 2 diabetes, insulin (or equivalent) shots are added. How to increase shots depends on the type of medications you are taking (there are six classes of medications with different effects) and which combination of them. Hence each case has to be evaluated separately under the supervision of your health specialist. Following are general guidelines for how to increase insulin shots while taking diabetes medications. Increase the control on your BGL. Check your levels before each meal and before going to bed, preferably. Keep a log. By looking at your log you and your doctor will be able to understand what causes the spikes and when they occur. As a result you’ll know what kind of insulin to use, how much to take and how much to increase the shots when necessary. Take/increase fast acting insulin shots. If your high BGL is limited in time and duration you’ll probably
