Get Informed: Diabetes
1 in 10 Americans have Diabetes
iGuard is currently monitoring more than 164,130 patients with Diabetes from around the United States as shown on the heat map below. These figures suggest that roughly 27.9 million Americans have Diabetes with men and women both being affected in similar numbers.
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21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
Medications used for Diabetes
Drugs commonly taken by iGuard.org users for Diabetes are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.
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Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class) |
% of Patients | Average Risk Rating | Has Generic Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin | 17% |
|
Yes |
| Glucophage | 16% |
|
Yes |
| Lipitor | 13% |
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No |
| Prinivil | 11% |
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Yes |
| Zocor | 8% |
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Yes |
| Actos | 6% |
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No |
Less than 5%: Altace, Avandia, Byetta, Diabeta, Fenofibrate, Glucotrol, Humalog, Insulin, Januvia, Lantus, Mevacor, Vitamin E
*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.
**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.
Global Patient Feedback for Diabetes ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I've been diagnosed with diabetes in 1974 at age 26. I was able to visit my doctor regulary until January 2009 when I lost my job. The medications are very expensive and I cannot afford them. Can you tell me who I can contact for some help with my medication.
61 year old female.
61 year old Female
Posted: 2009-11-12 11:39:29
Question/Comment:
My Dad passed away December 16, 2008 due to type 1 diabetes. He had just turned 81 December 16, 2008. I possibly might have diabetes also. Was tested without eating and both times it was high. The first time it was 154 and the second time it was 118. My doctor hasn't said i was diabetic yet but will have to keep on eye on it. The last time it was May when i was checked. No insurance so any suggestions are welcomed.
41 year old Female
Posted: 2009-10-02 15:55:47
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
Diet and exercise work wonders. Try to limit sugary and starchy foods, and stick to green vegetables and lean protein. Some examples of lean protein are chicken, fish and egg whites. Walking is great exercise and can help diabetes from progressing.
Posted: 2009-11-01 11:00:26
Question/Comment:
What are the numbers to look for if you have to take insulin? Is there a way off insulin (lost a job because of insulin)? TV has an intermission for new med, every time I see it 3am I don't have a pen. Why is it when I drink glycerna for diabetics my numbers rise like there is no tomorrow. Diabetic since day before thankgiving 2008. Thanks.
Bill W.
48, male
49 year old Male
Posted: 2009-09-22 20:45:39
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
For diabetics, the blood glucose ranges are: 70-130 fasting (before eating) and below 180 one to two hours after the start of a meal. If you are a type 2 diabetic, which is most common in adult-onset diabetes, insulin is usually started after oral medications stop working. Without your complete history, it is hard to determine if there is a way for your diabetes to be controlled without insulin. Talk to your physician about your case and whether a different approach could be taken to controlling your diabetes, one that does not include insulin.
Posted: 2009-09-30 14:56:01
Question/Comment:
I was diagnosed in Aug of 86 with type 1 diabetes. I was told that I was a brittle diabetic. My blood sugars would just roller coaster all the time. For years I did not keep good control over my sugar level and I have only gotten neuropathy in my feet after all these years. I am so thankful for that but I know that one of these days it is probably going to jump up and slap me in the face. I get regular check ups and I have no kidney, liver, or heart problems and my cholestrol is very low. I have always eaten a healthy diet all my life. My mother was a nurse and my grandmother raised her own vegetables. I was very sport oriented in my youth. I just recently got on the insulin pump and it has made a world of difference in my life. My ac1 has never been below 10.8 all these years and now with being on the pump for only 8 weeks my ac1 is down to 8.6. That is a miracle to me. I was use to running with my sugars in the 400 and 500 all the time. Now they stay below 200 all the time. My life has change for the best since the pump.
50 year old female
49 year old Female
Posted: 2009-09-22 03:53:13
Question/Comment:
Hi my names Matt. I'm 18, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 17, back on 1/16/2008. It was a huge life changing experience, my mother took the news harder than I did, I instantly realized that I just got the bad luck of having the genes that gave me the lifelong disease. I don't like the fact that it is incurable, but I don't think that there will ever truly be a cure that is going to be marketed because we are contorlled by big pharma companies that just want to make money. I wish there was a cure because I don't want to have a kid and give them this disease, but that's how life goes sometimes. I take Lantus and Humalog. If anyone has any question and would just like to talk about diabetes or troubles they are having, contact me at lamario2005@msn.com
19 year old Male
Posted: 2009-09-17 15:05:15
Answer/Reply:
Wow, it's great that you are adjusting so well Matt! I understand the frustration that you must feel I think there is just so much about out bodies that science/medicine still does not understand but I do thing there are doctors out there doing research to try & help. It's good to hear that you are moving right along after your diagnosis and that you are so willing to be open and to be helpful to others, to take the time to listen and maybe help other people that can relate, might be frustrated or just want to talk to someone that understands. Way to go & good luck managing your diabetes!
44 year old Female
Posted: 2009-09-19 21:29:54
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