Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Onglyza as follows: Take the medication at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Taking this medication at regularly spaced intervals along with compliance for recommended dietary measures helps to prevent any gross fluctuations in blood sugar numbers and maintain them in the target range. This can also help with preventing any undesired side-effects and toxicity with the medication. Maintain strict compliance with intake of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for Onglyza use as follows: Heart failure: Heart failure is a condition when the heart muscle goes weak and is unable to pump blood efficiently. Individuals with heart failure present with reduced blood supply to many vital organs in the body, thus compromising their function. Use of onglyza can sometimes contribute to significant fluid retention in the body. Retained fluid can increase the blood volume and add extra load on [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for Onglyza use as follows: Onglyza should be avoided in individuals with history of serious allergic reactions to prior onglyza use. Onglyza helps blood sugar regulation by contributing to overall increase in the secretion of insulin from pancreas. This medication will help lower blood sugars only in people whose pancreas is producing insulin naturally. So, use of onglyza does not help in individuals having type I diabetes, with total failure of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on indications for Onglyza as follows: Type 2 diabetes: Insulin is a hormone that helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels and providing nutrition to the cells of body tissues. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your body becomes resistant to the action insulin. Resistance to action of insulin hormone leads to poor shifting of glucose [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on role of incretins in regulating blood sugars as follows: Post-meal rise in the blood glucose levels act as stimulus for the release of a natural hormone from the intestines, called Incretin. Incretin in turn stimulates secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin helps with shifting the glucose from the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with lowering and regulating the blood glucose levels. Progressively as the blood sugar [...]