Self-Care: Taking Medications
Please select a link below to learn more.
These links lead to an AMC information handout which is printer-friendly.
- Medicines Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
- Where to Inject Diabetes Medicines
- Insulin Preparations
- Preparing a Single Dose of Insulin
- Preparing a Mixed Dose of Insulin
- Using Byetta
- Using a Novo FlexPen
- Giving Insuiln with a Novolin Innolet
- Giving Insulin with a Lilly Pen
- Which Insulin Pump is Right For Me?
Clicking on the links below will take you away from the AMC Web site to other informative and trusted sites.
- Looking for information about newly-approved diabetes-related products or product safety news and recalls? Visit the US Food and Drug Administration's diabetes site.
- Are you or someone you know having difficulty paying for medicines?
Find patient assistance programs for which you may qualify. - How are you disposing of your syringes and lancets?
The national goal is that no syringes are discarded in the trash or in public locations such as parks, buildings, or the streets. Click here for information about needle disposal laws and regulations for each state. - Do you have difficulty remembering to take medications?
Go to epill.com, a company specializing in medication reminder tools. - Insulin Pumpers
- Pump Wear Inc.
