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Book a Video AppointmentTreatment of type 2 diabetes will vary depending on the severity. Partner with your HealthTap doctor to treat your diabetes symptoms, manage medications and create health goals to control diabetes or reverse prediabetes, right from your phone.
Type 2 diabetes medications are not available over-the-counter. You must see a doctor to get a diabetes prescription for treatment, the good news is we can help! Your HealthTap doctor can conduct a virtual visit and if necessary, order tests and give you a diabetes prescription online - all without you having to leave the comfort of your home.*
Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer, HealthTap
Diabetes prescriptions for drugs like metformin are not available without first seeing a doctor. There are no over-the-counter medications available. HealthTap doctors are online to help you diagnose, treat, and manage your type 2 diabetes.
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Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer, HealthTap
Dr. Rutledge is a double-board certified physician who practiced and taught medicine for more than 25 years. He attended medical school at McGill University in Montreal, then completed residency training in Internal Medicine at UCSD, and was certified by the boards of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He earned a PhD in medical computer science from Stanford, was an NIH-funded researcher, and served on clinical and teaching faculty at Harvard, Stanford, and UCSD medical schools. Before co-founding HealthTap, he created the first consumer health website and PHR at Healtheon/WebMD, was SVP of clinical transformation at First Consulting Group, CMIO at San Mateo Medical Center, and EVP, Product Development and Chief Medical Officer at Epocrates.