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Involve Your Family and Friends
Your friends and family can really make a difference when it comes to changing your lifestyle. After all, they want your diabetes under control as much as you do.
Sometimes it's hard to ask for help. But involving your family and friends can help take some of the burden off of you. So invite them to take a walk with you. Or make a healthy meal together.
As it turns out, healthy eating and an active lifestyle are good for everyone, not just for people with diabetes. Your family and friends could benefit too - so get them involved.
You also could point your loved ones to places where they can learn more about diabetes. This website is a good start. They also can visit www.diabetes.com, an informative diabetes website.
To get the kind of support you need, here are some tips:
- Decide what type of support you need. Often, loved ones are willing to help, but they may need direction from you.
- Invite family members and friends to join you in making healthy changes.
- Let them know that sometimes you just need encouragement or someone to listen.
*Only your doctor can decide if AVANDIA is right for you. AVANDIA is not right for everyone.
Taking AVANDIA with insulin or nitrates is not recommended.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION for AVANDIA® (rosiglitazone maleate)
AVANDIA can cause or worsen heart failure. If you have severe heart failure (very poor pumping ability of the heart) you cannot be started on AVANDIA. AVANDIA is also not recommended if you have heart failure with symptoms (such as shortness of breath or swelling), even if these symptoms are not severe.
AVANDIA may increase your risk of other heart problems that occur when there is reduced blood flow to the heart, such as chest pain (angina) or heart attack (myocardial infarction). This risk appeared higher in patients taking medicines called nitrates or insulin.
If you have chest pain or a feeling of chest pressure, you should seek immediate medical attention, regardless of what diabetes medicines you are taking. If you take AVANDIA, tell your doctor right away if you have swollen legs or ankles, a rapid increase in weight or difficulty breathing, or unusual tiredness; experience changes in vision; become pregnant.
Before taking AVANDIA, review your medical history and tell your doctor if you:
- Have heart failure or other heart problems, or are on any medicines for high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart failure, or for prevention of heart disease or stroke.
- Take insulin or nitrate medicines. Taking AVANDIA with insulin or with nitrates is not recommended.
- Have a type of diabetic eye disease called macular edema.
- Have liver problems or had liver problems while taking REZULIN® (troglitazone).
- Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed.
Women taking AVANDIA should know that AVANDIA may increase the risk of pregnancy. More fractures have been observed in women taking AVANDIA. Other possible side effects of AVANDIA include anemia and hypoglycemia. Your doctor should do blood tests to check your liver before you start AVANDIA and during treatment as needed.
Prescription AVANDIA, along with diet and exercise, helps improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
For more information about AVANDIA, please see Medication Guide and full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNING.
