Managing Diabetes with Pills

When diet and exercise no longer keep the diabetic’s blood glucose in target range, the doctor may recommend that the diabetic begin taking diabetes pills.  Each type of pill works in a different way to lower blood sugar.  Some pills work to help the body use glucose better.  Others force the pancreas to make more insulin. Diabetic pills work to make the diabetic’s own insulin work better or to help the diabetic’s body make more insulin.  Together with diet and exercise, pills may help bring blood glucose in to the target range.