Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Starlix is in the same drug class as Prandin. It prods the pancreas into a first response release of insulin, lasts a short time, and is out of your system at the end, more or less, of digestion. Was actos the only med your husband was taking? Did he have edema with it? Or any other problems? Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Starlix is in the same drug class as Prandin. It prods the pancreas into a first response release of insulin, lasts a short time, and is out of your system at the end, more or less, of digestion. Was actos the only med your husband was taking? Did he have edema with it? Or any other problems? Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 How Starlix Works Starlix works by helping your pancreas release insulin, a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in your blood. One of the jobs of your pancreas is to make sure that you don't have too much, or too little, sugar in your blood. It does this by quickly releasing insulin after you eat. If insulin isn't released, the sugar can't leave your blood and enter your cells. When you have diabetes, your pancreas doesn't work as well as it should, so your body has a hard time making enough insulin to keep up with the food you eat. Starlix helps your body release insulin early, right at the start of a meal, when your body really needs it to help control mealtime blood sugar spikes. And that's important to lower your overall blood <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> sugar, also known as HbA1c. Alone or Add-On Therapy Starlix can be taken either alone or in addition to other type 2 diabetes medications: metformin (also known as Glucophage®*) or a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones, also called glitazones or TZDs. There are currently two TZDs available: Avandia®† (rosiglitazone) and Actos®‡ (pioglitazone). Both metformin and TZDs are medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and help the body better use the insulin it does make: * Metformin keeps the liver from releasing glucose. * TZDs help the body respond to insulin so that blood sugar can enter the muscles and other cells, where it is used for energy. Starlix helps your body release insulin. Both metformin and TZDs help the body better use the insulin it releases. Starlix, metformin and TZDs all work in different ways. Starlix in combination with either metformin or a TZD work well together to keep blood sugar under control all day. In studies, Starlix did not interact negatively with commonly prescribed medications. However, make sure your doctor is aware of any medication you may already be taking. Your doctor will tell you if Starlix is right for you. <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> <http://www.starlix.com/info/resources/freeoffer.jsp> * Glucophage is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. † Avandia is a registered trademark of GlaxoKline. ‡ Actos is a registered trademark of Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. S Wilkinson Rome, NY -----Original Message----- My husband's endo took him off of Actos and put him on Starlix. He is supposed to take the Starlix three times a day, with a meal. Is anyone else taking Starlix? I have never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 How Starlix Works Starlix works by helping your pancreas release insulin, a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in your blood. One of the jobs of your pancreas is to make sure that you don't have too much, or too little, sugar in your blood. It does this by quickly releasing insulin after you eat. If insulin isn't released, the sugar can't leave your blood and enter your cells. When you have diabetes, your pancreas doesn't work as well as it should, so your body has a hard time making enough insulin to keep up with the food you eat. Starlix helps your body release insulin early, right at the start of a meal, when your body really needs it to help control mealtime blood sugar spikes. And that's important to lower your overall blood <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> sugar, also known as HbA1c. Alone or Add-On Therapy Starlix can be taken either alone or in addition to other type 2 diabetes medications: metformin (also known as Glucophage®*) or a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones, also called glitazones or TZDs. There are currently two TZDs available: Avandia®† (rosiglitazone) and Actos®‡ (pioglitazone). Both metformin and TZDs are medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and help the body better use the insulin it does make: * Metformin keeps the liver from releasing glucose. * TZDs help the body respond to insulin so that blood sugar can enter the muscles and other cells, where it is used for energy. Starlix helps your body release insulin. Both metformin and TZDs help the body better use the insulin it releases. Starlix, metformin and TZDs all work in different ways. Starlix in combination with either metformin or a TZD work well together to keep blood sugar under control all day. In studies, Starlix did not interact negatively with commonly prescribed medications. However, make sure your doctor is aware of any medication you may already be taking. Your doctor will tell you if Starlix is right for you. <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> <http://www.starlix.com/info/resources/freeoffer.jsp> * Glucophage is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. † Avandia is a registered trademark of GlaxoKline. ‡ Actos is a registered trademark of Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. S Wilkinson Rome, NY -----Original Message----- My husband's endo took him off of Actos and put him on Starlix. He is supposed to take the Starlix three times a day, with a meal. Is anyone else taking Starlix? I have never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 How Starlix Works Starlix works by helping your pancreas release insulin, a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in your blood. One of the jobs of your pancreas is to make sure that you don't have too much, or too little, sugar in your blood. It does this by quickly releasing insulin after you eat. If insulin isn't released, the sugar can't leave your blood and enter your cells. When you have diabetes, your pancreas doesn't work as well as it should, so your body has a hard time making enough insulin to keep up with the food you eat. Starlix helps your body release insulin early, right at the start of a meal, when your body really needs it to help control mealtime blood sugar spikes. And that's important to lower your overall blood <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> sugar, also known as HbA1c. Alone or Add-On Therapy Starlix can be taken either alone or in addition to other type 2 diabetes medications: metformin (also known as Glucophage®*) or a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones, also called glitazones or TZDs. There are currently two TZDs available: Avandia®† (rosiglitazone) and Actos®‡ (pioglitazone). Both metformin and TZDs are medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and help the body better use the insulin it does make: * Metformin keeps the liver from releasing glucose. * TZDs help the body respond to insulin so that blood sugar can enter the muscles and other cells, where it is used for energy. Starlix helps your body release insulin. Both metformin and TZDs help the body better use the insulin it releases. Starlix, metformin and TZDs all work in different ways. Starlix in combination with either metformin or a TZD work well together to keep blood sugar under control all day. In studies, Starlix did not interact negatively with commonly prescribed medications. However, make sure your doctor is aware of any medication you may already be taking. Your doctor will tell you if Starlix is right for you. <http://www.starlix.com/info/controlling/hba1c.jsp> <http://www.starlix.com/info/resources/freeoffer.jsp> * Glucophage is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. † Avandia is a registered trademark of GlaxoKline. ‡ Actos is a registered trademark of Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. S Wilkinson Rome, NY -----Original Message----- My husband's endo took him off of Actos and put him on Starlix. He is supposed to take the Starlix three times a day, with a meal. Is anyone else taking Starlix? I have never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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