Grapefruit and grapefruit juice have been associated with a number of drug interactions.
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Disposal of sharps and unused medications
Each year, approximately 7 million syringes are used at home in Canada for healthcare purposes. Improper disposal of syringes and other sharps poses a health hazard for community and sanitation workers.
Simplify your life with medication synchronization
Do you ever find yourself picking up medication prescriptions on different days? Did you ever wonder if you could arrange for your chronic medications to be picked up all at the same time?
Does insulin mean we’ve failed?
When a healthcare practitioner recommends that a patient with diabetes should add insulin to their oral medications or entirely replace oral medications with insulin, the response is often one of dismay. Such patients often feel that the move to insulin means they have in some way failed in their diabetes self-management.
Medications that raise your blood sugar
Managing diabetes is a daily challenge that involves a careful balance of diet, exercise and medication. For many individuals living with diabetes, medications play a crucial role in controlling your blood sugar.
What are the 5 main factors that affect blood glucose levels?
For people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, one of the major goals is targeting near-normal blood glucose levels over the long-term. Studies have shown that prolonged elevated blood sugar is the major risk factor for developing complications of diabetes
