Diabetes Health Center
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - Medications
Everyone with type 1 diabetes needs to take insulin. You are probably taking more than one type of insulin, either as an injection or by using an insulin pump.
The amount and type of insulin you take will likely change over time, depending on changes that occur with normal aging, changes in your exercise routine, and hormonal changes (such as during rapid growth of adolescence or pregnancy). You may need higher doses of insulin when you are ill or experiencing emotional stress. A woman needs much more insulin than usual during the last part of pregnancy.
You should:
- Know the dose of each type of insulin you take, when you take the doses, how long it takes for each type of insulin to start working (onset), when it will have its greatest effect (peak), and how long it will work (duration).
- Never skip a dose of insulin without the advice of your doctor.
Medication Choices
- Insulin
- Amylinomimetics, such as pramlintide (Symlin)
What To Think About
You may need other medicines at some point in your life.
- If small amounts of protein are found when your urine is tested (microalbuminuria), you may be in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy. You may be given an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB). An ACE inhibitor may reverse early kidney damage.15
- If you have had a heart attack, stroke, or other large blood vessel disease, you need to take aspirin, unless there are health reasons why you cannot. If you are age 40 or older and are at risk for heart and blood vessel disease, you also may want to take aspirin to help prevent these complications.12 Do not give aspirin to anyone under 20 years old, because it has been linked with Reye syndrome.
- If you have high blood
pressure or
high cholesterol, you may need other medicines to
treat these conditions. Adequate treatment may help prevent complications from
diabetes. You may need one or more medicines to lower blood pressure. You also
may need to take
statins to lower your cholesterol. Statins are
medicines that can reduce LDL levels and the risk of heart disease in people
who have diabetes.8 They also have been shown to
reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by one-third in people with
diabetes, even those who do not have high LDL levels or existing heart
disease.16
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease Topics
Important Safety Information
Do not take UROXATRAL if you have liver problems or if you are taking antifungal drugs like ketoconazole or itraconazole, or HIV drugs like ritonavir.
UROXATRAL can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure, especially when starting treatment. This may lead to fainting, dizziness, and lightheadedness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do any dangerous activity until you know how UROXATRAL will affect you. This is especially important if you already have a problem with low blood pressure or take medicines to treat high blood pressure. There may be an increased risk of low blood pressure and fainting when taking UROXATRAL in combination with blood pressure medication or nitrates, or erectile dysfunction medication.
If considering cataract surgery (clouding of the eyes), tell your eye surgeon that you are currently taking UROXATRAL or have previously been treated with an alpha-blocker.
Before taking UROXATRAL, tell your doctor if you have kidney problems.
Also, tell your doctor if you or any family member(s) have or take medications for a rare heart condition known as congenital prolongation of the QT interval.
BPH and prostate cancer can cause the same symptoms. However, UROXATRAL is not a treatment for prostate cancer.
The most common side effects with UROXATRAL are dizziness, upper respiratory tract infection, headache, and tiredness.
Indication
Uroxatral® (alfuzosin HCl 10 mg extended-release tablets) is an alpha1-blocker for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of BPH.
Please see UROXATRAL full prescribing information.
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