Remember, taking your pills safely can make a big difference in your blood sugar. Choose one of these easy ideas or write down 1 or 2 ways of keeping track of your pills.

NOTE: Living with Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family was produced by the ACP Foundation for patients with diabetes. Designed in a magazine format with lots of photos and a conversational style, the guide is an entirely new means of patient education in that the emphasis is on action (what patients need to do every day to manage their diabetes), rather than on an exchange of information. This guide is copyrighted and is available in both English and Spanish versions.

order the guide | open tool (pdf)

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A checklist to help patients manage their medications.

open tool (pdf)

From the ACP Diabetes Care Guide

A form to help patients keep important information handy at all times.

open tool (pdf)

Most people with diabetes need to take one or more pills to keep their blood sugar normal.

NOTE: Living with Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family was produced by the ACP Foundation for patients with diabetes. Designed in a magazine format with lots of photos and a conversational style, the guide is an entirely new means of patient education in that the emphasis is on action (what patients need to do every day to manage their diabetes), rather than on an exchange of information. This guide is copyrighted and is available in both English and Spanish versions.

order the guide | preview this chapter (pdf)

Search MedlinePlus.gov from the National Library of Medicine for a variety of resources about diabetes pills and medications.

read more