SITAGLIPTIN (Januvia) Diabetes medication | How it works, doses, side effects [Educational video]

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In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains key facts you need to know about a medication called SITAGLIPTIN (also known as Januvia) and how it is used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Sitagliptin belongs to a group of medicines called dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors) or gliptins.

In the video we cover:

00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - How sitagliptin works
01:35 - Who can and cannot take it
02:40 - How and when to take it
03:43 - Side effects
06:21 - Guidance if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
07:15 - Interactions

Key facts from the NHS:

"- Sitagliptin starts to work within a few hours. You need to take it every day to make sure your blood sugar stays as stable as possible.

- You take sitagliptin once a day.

- The most common side effect of sitagliptin is headaches.

- This medicine does not usually make you put on weight.

- If you have diabetes, you're entitled to free prescriptions for all of your medicines, not just your diabetes ones."

Further information:

NHS information on sitagliptin: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/sitagliptin/

Patient Information: https://patient.info/medicine/....sitagliptin-for-diab

Medicines UK information on sitagliptin: https://www.medicines.org.uk/e....mc/product/321/smpc#

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