Healthy Blood Sugar
Type 2 Diabetes Medication - Merck
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TOOLS FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

If you’re living with diabetes, you are already aware that there’s a lot to know. To help with it all, the tools in this section can help you learn more about managing type 2 diabetes:

  • Resources for diet and healthy eating, including over 1,000 diabetes-friendly recipes
  • Ideas about how to become more physically active without turning your life upside down—and how to measure your progress
  • A resource library, full of tools to help you track your blood sugar, log your exercise, learn more about diabetes

and much more, including a Doctor Conversation Starter. Additionally, you can opt to receive more information about JANUVIA.

The tools in the Diet and Healthy Eating and Fitness and You sections are available only to members who have signed in. So please log in or sign up now. It takes just a few minutes and will provide you with information you can use every day.

JANUVIA (jah-NEW-vee-ah) is a once-daily prescription pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Important Information About JANUVIA

JANUVIA has not been studied with insulin and should not be used to treat patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis (increased ketones in the blood or urine) or used if you are allergic to JANUVIA. Your doctor may perform blood tests from time to time to measure how well your kidneys are working. If you have kidney problems, your doctor may prescribe lower doses of JANUVIA.

When JANUVIA is used with a sulfonylurea, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can occur. To avoid this risk, your doctor may prescribe lower doses of the sulfonylurea.

Allergic reactions, which may be serious, including rash, hives, and swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and throat that may cause difficulty breathing or swallowing, can occur. If you have an allergic reaction, stop taking JANUVIA and call your doctor right away. The most common side effects include upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose and sore throat, and headache.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please read the Patient Information and discuss it with your doctor. Also available is the Prescribing Information.

JANUVIA is a registered trademark and Steps to Balance is a trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.
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