Diabetes Treatment in Vancouver, WA

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A Guide to Diabetes

At Vancouver Direct Primary Care our clinicians will expertly treat your diabetes. This is incredibly important when it comes to avoiding the serious complications that come from poorly treated diabetes. These can include heart and blood vessel damage, eye damage, kidney damage, loss of hearing, depression, and wound healing.

  • An Introduction to Diabetes
  • Diabetes Treatments
  • Diabetes Medications
  • List of Diabetes Medications
  • Choosing a Diabetes Medication
  • FAQs about Diabetes

An Intro to Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease that can affect how your body will utilize glucose. This is a type of sugar. Diabetes can ultimately hurt virtually every organ in your body if it is not treated. Having a medical provider, like Vancouver Direct Primary Care, leading your treatment, is incredibly important to your longevity and safety. 

What Are the Types of Diabetes?

Get familiar with the different types of diabetes and how you can recognize them.

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects your pancreas’s ability to make insulin. Type 1 Diabetes is characterized by your body attacking the cells in your pancreas. This stops its ability to make insulin. It is important to know that type 1 diabetes is treatable. 

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is when our body is not able to make enough insulin or the insulin that it does produce does not work properly. Type 2 diabetes is usually characterized by how it can affect virtually every organ in your body. It is important to have a team like Vancouver Direct Primary Care supporting you to get the best treatment possible. This will allow you to continue to live a full and satisfied life. Even with type 2 diabetes. 

Treatment Options for Diabetes

What Options or Available for Someone With Diabetes?

Do Treatment Options Vary by Type?

Our experts will determine the type of diabetes that you have so that we can best tailor the treatment to your individual needs. If you have type 1 diabetes you will likely need to be on insulin. If you have type 2, then treatment can be anything from oral medications to injections. 

Best Diabetes Medications

First line treatment for diabetes can vary, this often includes Metformin, Glipizide, GLP-1, and even Insulin. 

At Vancouver Direct Primary Care, our clinicians will conduct an in depth assessment to make sure you are started on the best medication for yourself

Diabetes Medications

Here’s a look at a list of the the different medications used to help treat diabetes:

  • Meglitinides: Repaglinide, Prandin, Nateglinide, Starlix
  • Thiazolidinediones: Pioglitazone, Actos
  • DPP4-Inhibitors: Sitagliptin, Januvia, Linagliptin, Tradjenta, Saxagliptin, Onglyza
  • GLP-1: Semaglutide, Ozempic, Tirzepatide, Mounjaro


(Primarily Type 2)

  • Biguanides: TMetformin, Glucophage, Fortamet, Glumetza
  • Sulfonylureas: , includes Glipiside, Glyburide, Glucotrol, Micronase, Glimepiride, Amaryl
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Choosing a Diabetes Medication

Anyone with diabetes should be treated by expert medical providers, like the clinicians at Vancouver Direct Primary Care. After our thorough evaluation, including your medical history, lab results, family history, and risk factors, we will individually tailor your diabetes treatment plan in accordance to best practices.

Does Insurance Cover Diabetes Medications Costs?

Insurance covers the diabetes medications that are prescribed. Oftentimes, will even cover the GLP-1 medications that are all over the news if you have type 2 diabetes. 

Get Professional Medical Support for Your Diabetes Treatment & Medication

At Vancouver Direct Primary Care, our experts will work with you and your budget to make sure you are on the best plan possible.

Thoughtful care to help you:

  • Meet Your Personal Goals
  • Get & Feel Supported
  • Make a Treatment plan
  • Take Control Where You Can
  • Meet Your Health Goals
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FAQs About Diabetes

The most popular medication for diabetes are the GLP-1 medications like ozempic and mounjaro. Metformin and insulin are pretty commonly used to treat diabetes as well.

Ozempic and mounjaro are the medications that are all over the news. At Vancouver Direct Primary Care, we utilize these medications for your treatment.

After enrolling in Vancouver Direct Primary Care, we will send your medications to your preferred pharmacy.

This depends on the individual. If you enroll in Vancouver Direct Primary Care, we will thoroughly evaluate your medical history, risk factors, and goals to treat you with the safest option available.

High-Quality Primary Care.

This program and all others are included with your membership at our low monthly rate of only $89. There’s no minimum contract; you may cancel anytime with only a text message. 

Vancouver Direct Primary Care is a membership-based clinic. Just like you have a monthly payment with a gym membership, we operate in the same way. 

This is how we can limit the number of patients per provider, and how we ensure that you get thorough and thoughtful care under our values of being heard, feeling accepted, and receiving compassionate care.

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