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Q: Is it just me or do you

too think Sofi a Vergara

would be fantastic in a

biopic of Sophia Loren?

—Douglas Ray Anderson,

Madison, Wis.

A: Sì, assolutamente! The Colombian actress (a Kids’ Choice nominee for Favorite Movie Actress) would have to master the Italian icon’s accent, but she defi nitely has the curves to pull off the part. Vergara, 39, sees a resemblance herself; she has said that she hopes Loren will play her mom (and Al Pacino her dad) on Modern Family.

Q: Where did New York

Yankees shortstop Derek

Jeter go to college?

—Dominic Grillo, Dunedin, Fla.

A: The 37-year-old Favorite Male Athlete

nominee spent a semester at the Uni-

versity of Michigan in between his fi rst two seasons in the Yankees’ minor league system. But once he hit his stride on the fi eld, he left college and made his big league debut in 1995. “I would like to own a team,” Jeter has said about his post-player career. “I would like to be the one calling the shots.”

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and 5, with her partner, businessman Mark Griffi ths] in bed until 7 a.m., and then we’ll either have breakfast downstairs or go out. My daughter [17, from her marriage that ended in 1997] gets a reprieve, since sometimes that’s her only morning to sleep in. Then, depending on the weather, we’ll go to a park or an indoor jungle gym.

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G illian Anderson will never escape being Dana Scully,

her paranormal-seeking character on The X-Files. “I met an Australian aborigi-nal shaman in Italy,” she recalls, “and he started with the fact that his wife was from another planet.” But the 43-year-old actress has moved on to more terrestrial pastures and is now playing the forlorn Miss Havisham in PBS Masterpiece’s Great

Expectations (April 1 and 8, 9 p.m. ET; on DVD April 3). She tells Mary Margaret the three words that describe her best are “busy, stressed, and goofy.”

Are you a big cook?

Cooking wasn’t a part of my family life. We helped ourselves and ate standing over the kitchen sink.

But now I experiment from time to time. I

make a few lamb dishes and a prawn Thai curry à la Jamie Oliver. And there is one way I make roast

chicken. I don’t need to look for

any other way of making it.

You were a rebellious

teen. Does that streak

still surface?

Even though I can dress up like a soccer mom, the punk rocker will forever be under my skin. A manager once told me to smile for the paparazzi. I thought, screw that! Playing along [with intrusive press] is perpetuating something I don’t think should be legal.

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I actually have three. There are two tortoises back to back on my ankle. I got them in Tahiti and they represent peace of mind. Then I have one on the scar from an ectopic pregnancy I had years ago. And on my wrist is one of the eight limbs of yoga.

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We are very, very similar—much to her chagrin. She’s constantly saying, “Mom, I’m doing this just like you!”

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Q: What is the polite thing to do if you’re on the phone and need to go to the bathroom? A friend takes her phone into the loo and keeps talking while she does her business (though she tries to be quiet about it). I’m not about to do that, but it seems uncouth and awkward to excuse your-self to visit the li� le room. —Paula F., Orlando

A: Oh, great—now I’ll be visualizing all of my friends using the bathroom while they talk to me. I guess I should be grateful none of them have Skype. The Manner Up Lady is a little prim on this matter; I wouldn’t let my golden retriever into the bathroom with me, never mind a friend—even on the other end of the phone. I know people do this, but really, which is ruder— saying, “Excuse me, I have to do something. I’ll call you right back,” or treating someone to live updates from the lav? If you know your trip will be brief, you’re welcome to borrow my white lie: “I’ll be back in a sec; I just need to pour myself a cup of coffee.” (This works particularly well if people know, as they do about me, that you’re too uncoordinated to fi ll your cup while also clutching the phone.) —Judith Newman

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3Now hold the treat behind your back in

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4Say “Dance!” before giving your hand signal;

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Sandra lee is lunching in a five-star hotel near her apartment in down-town Manhattan. Picking through her

dish with a fork, the 45-year-old cooking and homemaking maven ticks off the ingredients. “It’s tuna tartare on a base of avocado with a beautiful citrus soy. And there’s something nutty on top, which is prepackaged, store-bought potato strings. See, even in fancy restaurants …” She laughs. “I’m just sayin’ …”

If anyone can recognize a gastronomic shortcut, it’s Lee. Her fi rst recipe collection, Semi-Homemade Cooking, published in 2002, was fi lled with dishes that relied heavily on her signature formula: 70 percent prepack-aged ingredients and mixes and 30 percent fresh. Her aim was, and remains, to help women who don’t have the time to make labor-intensive meals. But her approach has been fl ambéed by many food critics. Caustic celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once labeled her the “frightening hell spawn of Kathie Lee and Betty Crocker,” and a Kwanzaa cake she made was roundly derided. She is not fazed, however, by what the food elite say. “I’m hitting Middle America with information that will be helpful, festive, and fun,” she says. (Lee has now published a total of 24 cookbooks and hosts two daily Food Network shows plus regular HGTV holiday entertainment specials.)

A tall (5-foot-9), slender champagne blonde, Lee arrives for lunch wear-ing no makeup (“That’s one way I save time,” she says) and dressed in an

off-white sweater and slacks. She has driven into the city this morning from sub urban Mount Kisco, where her company, SLSH Enterprises, is based and where she lives with New York governor Andrew Cuomo. The two have been involved since shortly after meeting at a summer party in the Hamptons in 2005. She calls him her “beloved.”

Although she now attends such A-list events as Carolina Herrera’s fashion shows and the Costume Institute’s annual ball at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she insists her image on TV will remain true to her roots. “I’ve been asked to do higher-end, fancier shows,” she says, “but that’s not who I am.”

So who is Sandra Lee? Friends and col-leagues offer clues.

“She’s got brains behind the beauty,” says Rosanna Scotto, a friend and cohost of Good

Day New York whose family owns the restaurant Fresco by Scotto.“You know the word indefatigable? That is Sandra. She works so hard

to make what she does a success,” says Jack Griffi n, a magazine executive turned consultant who was at PARADE when Lee contributed a column.

“She is the quintessential American; she embodies the best of this country. She was born into tough circumstances, and she made it all on her own,” says Alexandra Stanton, a close friend and business develop-ment executive who introduced Lee and Cuomo.

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executive at Share Our Strength, of Lee’s extensive fund-raising efforts for that childhood hunger charity. “She’s incredibly passionate about the issue and has an authentic connection, having experienced hunger herself growing up in challenging circumstances.”

Those answers hint at but don’t fully explain Lee’s complicated life story. Ask her and she’ll tell you that she is a California girl (she was born there, but also grew up in Washington State and Wisconsin); pre-fers Red Vines licorice to Twizzlers; stayed up late fi nishing Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs (“At the end, I was crying my eyes out”); believes in helping family (she has so far picked up the col-lege tabs for two of her nine nieces and nephews); and goes enthusiastically overboard for holidays (she decorated seven Christmas trees, all artifi cial, at the Mount Kisco house, and has delighted in dressing up as Cher for Halloween).

She doesn’t talk a lot about her har-rowing childhood, though she wrote about it in her 2007 memoir, Made

From Scratch. Lee revealed that she was largely responsible during her tween and teen years for her four younger siblings, because her mother—twice divorced, mentally unstable, and ad-dicted to prescription drugs—was

unable to cope. Food stamps and welfare payments weren’t enough to keep the pantry stocked. And because her mother had become a Jehovah’s Witness, birthday and holiday cel-ebrations were verboten.

“It’s really easy to fi gure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food,” says Lee. “I know the difference between having them and not having them.” She says she doesn’t know where her mother is today: “I believe she’s still alive. I haven’t had contact with her since a few days before my

16th birthday.” Her memoir also

details how, while she was in her 20s and with the outsize determina-tion still evident today, Lee built a multimillion-dollar business, startingwith Kurtain Kraft, a decorative DIY line that she sold at county fairs, on QVC, and eventually

at Walmart and Target. In the late ’90s, Lee began to remake herself as a cooking and lifestyle expert despite the fact that her formal culinary training con-sisted of a single short course at Le Cordon Bleu’s Ottawa branch. Lee also wed Bruce Karatz, a wealthy L.A. businessman, in 2001; they divorced in 2005.

Lee says the early hard times shaped her and fueled her drive. “I wouldn’t be who I am, and able to do what I do and feel the way I feel about my family and friends, if I hadn’t gone through what I went through,” she says. “So for me, it was a semi-blessing.” She now devotes much of her time and energy to raising funds for New York food banks, Share Our Strength, and Unicef. “There are 16 million kids in food-insecure homes [in the U.S.],” she says. “I know how those kids feel, and it’s why I do the work I do.”

Her to-do list seems to grow ever longer. Next month, her fi rst cook-ing and housewares line, Sandra by Sandra Lee, begins selling exclusively at Sears and Kmart stores for prices ranging from $2.99 to $129.99. “They can’t just be another pot or pan or colander,” she says. “They have to have another function”—work as serving pieces, for example—“and be pretty

FAMILY TIES Above, Lee in January 2011 with New York governor Andrew Cuomo and his daughters (from left) Cara, Michaela, and Mariah. Right, in 1991 with Grandma Lorraine, who gave Lee her happiest childhood years.

1Head to the supermarket

in the middle of the week.

According to the Time Use Institute in Arlington, Va., you can cut shopping time by 10 minutes—36 minutes compared with 46 minutes—if you go for groceries on Wednesdays, not Saturdays. And hit the checkout line with the fewest people, even if their carts are piled high. Each person adds nearly a minute to the queue; each additional item adds less than three seconds, says Dan Meyer, a mathematician at Stanford. TIME SAVED: 12 minutes per trip

2 Divide cleaning chores by

task, not by room. For example, wash the blinds or dust the light fi xtures throughout your home instead of repeating the task each time you tackle a new room. “You use one set of cleaning tools per task, so you save the time it would take to reach for a new piece of equipment,” says Stephanie Vozza, author of The Five-Minute Mom’s Club. “Plus, you get into a rhythm, which allows you to be more effi cient.” TIME SAVED: One

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3Store kids’ toys where

you can find them easily. Small items such as Barbie accessories, Legos, and craft supplies can be stashed in plastic over-the-door shoe organizers, suggests Michelle

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enough to display.” She is in talks with the Food Network to develop a third show to join her existing programs, Semi-Homemade Cooking and Sandra’s Money Saving Meals. “She has a real sense of what average American home cooks are looking for and the chal-lenges they face,” says Brooke John-son, president of the Food Network.

Lee also understands that sometimes those challenges can be eased with a cocktail. In on-air segments that have earned her both devo-tees and detractors, she frequently concocts colorful drinks for special meals. “Here’s what I think: It’s fi ne to have a glass of wine or a cock-tail, if you drink responsibly,” she says.

Lee—who has already completed her next two cookbooks and the outline for a novel—says her busy schedule dovetails well with Governor Cuomo’s. “I can’t help it; I work,” she says. “I have a sweet-heart who’s the same way. All through Christmas he was doing the bud-get, and we worked on our different projects.” They talk about “all the important issues,” she says, but as the First Girlfriend, she has by choice had a limited public role. Among her rare semi-offi cial appearances: attending Cuomo’s 2010 swearing-in; marching alongside him in New York City’s gay pride parade last June, right after he signed a bill legal-izing same-sex marriage in the state (one of Lee’s brothers is gay, and she favored the legislation); and joining him to greet New Yorkers at a

New Year’s Day open house at the governor’s mansion in Albany. (A request to interview Cuomo received no response from his offi ce.)

Her biggest challenge could be what happens should the well-respected governor attempt to take his political career to the national level. There may be issues with her corporate relationships and whether her TV time counts as commercials for him, though the couple’s unmarried status might be more of a hurdle. Says veteran political columnist Jonathan Alter, of Bloomberg View and MSNBC, “Her independent career is no impediment nowadays. In fact, voters would like it—as long as they’re hitched.”

In the meantime, Lee says she considers her Sundays with Cuomo the best day of the week: They sleep in “a little bit,” often go to church, run errands, maybe take a spin on his Harley, and make lunch. “Michaela loves my BLT,” she says, referring to Cuomo’s 14-year-old daughter. (He shares custody of Michaela and his 17-year-old twins, Mariah and Cara, with his ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy; Lee has often referred to Cuomo’s kids as “my semi-homemade daughters.”)

Come evening, Lee plops down to view reruns of The Lawrence Welk Show. “It’s what I watched with my Grandma Lorraine,” she says, recalling a brief happy period in her childhood, from when she was 2 until she was 6, living with her paternal grandmother. “If you look at Lawrence Welk, the outfi ts match the sets. And [bandleader] Welk is so happy. How can you not like him?” She shrugs. “I know that’s geeky, but I’m a little geeky that way.”

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Some people reach

a point in life where they’re done making new friends.

Not me. Frankly, I need the balance.

Old friends know everything about you and love you anyway. That’s wonderful, of course, but you never know when they’re looking at you and thinking of the time you cut your bangs with nail clippers and looked like one of Santa’s elves.

New friends never know such things about you unless you’re stupid enough to have pictures. Not to digress, but I do want to say that had I not been a nursing mother with only two hours’ sleep and a mischievous teenager, there would be no Polaroid proof of the unfortunate bangs breakdown.

Where was I?My point here is that new

friends lack the shared history of old friends, which can be a good thing. New friends didn’t know you when you were younger, thinner, and fairly coherent. They only know you as the per-son who stops midsentence to tug on her waistband, look for the glasses hanging around her neck, and ask, “Where was I?”

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ones will complain. Ex-plain, I’m sure they mean.

Five minutes later, a woman I’d never met walked over and shook my hand. “I’m Maura,” she said. “We’re supposed to be friends.”

In one lifetime, two bossy women who know what ’s good for me. What are the chances?

Maura and I were born in the same year. We grew up in working-class families from snowbelt towns, and both of us have worked for news-papers for more than 30 years. We’re full of opinions and seldom wait for the invitation to share them, which cuts through a lot of throat clearing when one of us is being stupid and needs a verbal thump to the head.

Jackie and Maura are the yin and yang of my life.

Last week, for example, I was looking in the mirror and wonder-ing what the heck happened to my cheekbones. Where were they?

“Honey,” Jackie said over lunch, “we both have fat faces. We were born with fat faces. If it makes you feel any better, you have fewer chins.”

Two hours later, I’m talking to Maura on the phone.

“Honey,” she says, “you don’t have a fat face. You’re just not angular. You don’t want all those bones sticking out. Not at our age.”

Old friend Jackie: Commis-eration.

New friend Maura: Denial.It’s the perfect balance for my

happy, middle-aged life.

Friends, Indeed

lilies. Jackie is holding a clip-board, her pen poised to check off “bride delivered” on her to-do list. We’re grinning like Lucy and Ethel at a hat sale.

We earned those smiles, one averted crisis at a time.

Now, every friendship starts with taking a chance on some-one.

Someone like Maura, I mean. Three years ago, I stood up in

a crowded auditorium and let my opinions fl y. Hardly a remarkable occurrence in my life, as my loved

There’s a lot to be said for lowered expectations, and I’m going to rattle off that list as soon as I remember it. In the meantime, I want to make it clear: I cherish my old friends.

Take Jackie, for instance. We’ve been friends for more than two decades, which includes my 10 years as a single mother and the hysterical phone call at midnight after a date told me I reminded him of his mother.

Another photo comes to mind: It’s my wedding day in 2004, and Jackie is in charge, because she is the boss of me. She and I are walking toward the church sanctuary, where my soon-to-be husband and 130 guests are waiting. I’m carrying a bouquet of long-stemmed calla

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Sunday Dinner

Since I traveled so often for fi lm and TV work, I took all my high school classes online. While I was working on the computer in my bed-room, the TV was usu-ally on, too, so I could watch the Food Net-work. I learned so much

about cooking from chefs like Paula Deen and Emeril Lagasse that I’d give my mother advice about whatever she was making for dinner. I’d say, “Mom, why don’t you deglaze that pan now?”

Cooking is very relaxing for me, especially when I have time to make my favorite dishes. I love to cook with polenta (a mush made from cornmeal); I eat it often since I’m allergic to gluten.

You can do so many things with polenta, and it takes on any fl avor you want it to. I like this dish because it’s light. I eat a lot of protein during the week, so this is the perfect meal for me on the weekends. It’s simple and delicious.

The Power of PolentaEmmy Rossum, star of the Showtime series Shameless, kicks back by cooking meatless fare

P “If the sun-dried toma-toes are very dry, moisten them with a little warm water.”

P “Bake leftover polenta with mozzarella or Roquefort for another meal later in the week.”

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“Miss Elliot, Beaumont needs his tummy rubbed.”

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If you own or owned a home, building or other structure containing a Plumb-PEX plumbing system, you could get benefits

from a class action settlement.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit about whether Radiant Technology, Inc. and Uponor, Inc. (“RTI” or “Defendants”) sold Plumb-PEX plumbing systems with brass insert fittings and stainless steel clamps that may leak and cause damage to property. Defendants deny all of the claims in the lawsuit, but have agreed to settle the case to avoid the

cost and uncertainty of a trial.

WHO’S INCLUDED?

Those included, together called a “Class” or “Class members” include anyone who owns or owned a property containing an RTI Plumb-PEX plumbing system, containing ASTM standard F1807 brass insert fittings and stainless steel clamps installed on or after May 15, 1999. Owners of systems that have: (a) had a leak in one or more of the system’s components, or (b) a water flow differential of 50% between the hot and cold lines that supply one or more fixtures could get benefits. A picture of the RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System

components can be found at www.RTIsettlement.com.

WHAT DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?

RTI will reimburse Class members for property damage caused by a qualifying leak and pay reasonable costs associated with the repair or replacement of affected components. They will also pay reasonable costs to repair or replace affected components or possibly the entire system in structures that have had two or more qualifying leaks. Eligible Class members will have at least 18 months to file a claim even if that time period expires after their warranty. Persons and entities that have paid claims for qualifying leaks related to an RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System component are

also included and may file a claim to be reimbursed.

HOW DO YOU ASK FOR BENEFITS?

To request (a) a payment for past property damage or repairs, or (b) to have repairs performed on an eligible system, you must complete and submit a claim form. The earliest deadline to submit a claim form is December 26, 2013. Actual deadlines will vary

1-855-248-4368 www.RTIsettlement.com

by property based on when a problem occurred and whether the system’s original warranty is still in place.

Claim forms are available at www.RTIsettlement.com.

WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER RIGHTS?

You have a choice to stay in the Class or not. If you submit a claim form or do nothing, you are choosing to stay in the Class. This means you will be legally bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, and you will not be able to sue or continue to sue RTI about the legal claims resolved by this settlement. If you stay in the Class you may object to the settlement. You or your own lawyer may also ask to appear and speak at the hearing, at your own cost, but you don’t have to. The deadline to submit objections and requests to appear is June 1, 2012. If you don’t want to stay in the Class, you must submit a request for exclusion by June 1, 2012. If you exclude yourself, you cannot get benefits from this settlement, but you will keep any rights to sue RTI for the same claims in a different lawsuit. The detailed

notice explains how to do all of these things.

THE COURT’S FAIRNESS HEARING.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota will hold a hearing in this case (In Re: Uponor, Inc., F1807 Plumbing Fittings Products Liability Litig., MDL No 2247), on June 26, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. to consider whether to approve: the settlement; attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses of up to $2,400,000; $7,500 in payments to the Class Representatives, John & Helen McGregor, and a payment of $5,000 per home to nine other Class Representatives. These fees, costs, expenses and payments will be paid separately by RTI and will not reduce the amount of benefits available to the Class. If approved, the settlement will release RTI from all claims listed in the Settlement Agreement.

HOW DO YOU GET MORE INFORMATION?

View the detailed notice and Settlement Agreement at the website, call 1-855-248-4368, or write to Plumb-PEX Plumbing System Settlement, PO Box 869066, Plano, TX 75086-9066.


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11∕4 to 11∕3 cups milk1 cup instant polenta,

plus more for sprinkling on polenta cakes

2 to 3 Tbsp butter2 to 3 Tbsp grated

Parmesan cheeseSalt and pepper

to taste

FOR THE VEGETABLE

TOPPING

2 Tbsp olive oil1 each small red,

green, and yellow bell peppers, halved and seeded

1 small zucchini, cubed1 small eggplant, cubed2∕3 cup sun-dried

tomatoes, cubed 4 cloves garlic, peeled

and crushed2 Tbsp canned chopped

tomatoes, strained 1∕4 cup bottled

dressing (your choice)2 Tbsp butter Mint leaves, for garnish

Mediterranean Vegetables With Polenta Cakes

1. Bring milk to a boil over medium in a large, deep saucepan. Whisk in polenta, lower heat, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes or until smooth. Add extra milk if mixture’s too thick. Stir in butter and Parmesan. Add salt and pepper to taste.

2. Turn out onto a greased baking sheet and spread to 5∕8-inch thickness. Let cool, then refrigerate until set. Brush 1 Tbsp oil on peppers and place, skin side up, under a hot grill until blackened. Seal in a plastic bag for 5 minutes; peel off skin and discard. Dice.

3. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a skillet for 30 seconds. Add peppers, zucchini, eggplant, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic. Cook over medium for about 10 minutes or until tender. Add canned tomatoes and dressing. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Cut polenta into 3-inch rounds. Sprinkle with a little dry polenta. Fry in butter in a skillet until golden brown. Place polenta cakes on serving plates. Top with vegetables, extra dressing (if desired), and mint.

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Given the responsibilities

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But here are two things you might not know: People with depression

are 60 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and a recent study from the University of Washing-ton found that those who suffered from both diabetes and depression were twice as likely to develop dementia as people with diabetes alone. The exact causes for these findings are unknown, but experts theorize that inflammation brought on by high levels of stress hormones could lead to insulin resistance, and that damage to tiny blood vessels caused by high blood sugar might also affect the brain. It’s enough to make you, well, depressed.

Luckily, there are steps

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If you suspect you may have depression, see your health care provider: She can give you a quick screening questionnaire and recommend treat-ment options, which may include counseling, life-style modifications like exercise, or therapeutic drugs. According to new research, treating both conditions together can result in a better outcome for your blood sugar and

your mood. —Catherine Price,

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If you feel tired all the time, talk

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Medication Guide JANUVIA® (jah-NEW-vee-ah) (sitagliptin) Tablets

Read this Medication Guide carefully before you start taking JANUVIA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. If you have any questions about JANUVIA, ask your doctor or pharmacist.What is the most important information I should know about JANUVIA?Serious side effects can happen in people taking JANUVIA, including inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) which may be severe and lead to death. Certain medical problems make you more likely to get pancreatitis.Before you start taking JANUVIA: Tell your doctor if you have ever had E�7(5*9,(;0;0: E�:;65,:�05�@6<9�.(33)3(++,9��.(33:;65,:� E�(�/0:;69@�6-�(3*6/630:4 E�/0./�)366+�;90.3@*,90+,�3,=,3: E�20+5,@�796)3,4:�Stop taking JANUVIA and call your doctor right away if you have pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that is severe and will not go away. The pain may be felt going from your abdomen through to your back. The pain may happen with or without vomiting. These may be symptoms of pancreatitis.What is JANUVIA? E� JANUVIA is a prescription medicine used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with

type 2 diabetes. E��$%��0:�56;�-69�7,673,�>0;/�;@7,��+0(),;,:�� E� JANUVIA is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis (increased ketones in your blood or urine). E� If you have had pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) in the past, it is not known if you have a higher

chance of getting pancreatitis while you take JANUVIA. E� �;�0:�56;�256>5�0-��$%��0:�:(-,�(5+�,--,*;0=,�>/,5�<:,+�05�*/03+9,5�<5+,9��@,(9:�6-�(.,�Who should not take JANUVIA? Do not take JANUVIA if: E� you are allergic to any of the ingredients in JANUVIA. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of

ingredients in JANUVIA. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction to JANUVIA may include: E�9(:/ E�9(0:,+�9,+�7(;*/,:�65�@6<9�:205��/0=,:� E� swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowingWhat should I tell my doctor before taking JANUVIA?Before you take JANUVIA, tell your doctor if you: E�/(=,�69�/(=,�/(+�05C(44(;065�6-�@6<9�7(5*9,(:��7(5*9,(;0;0:�� E�/(=,�20+5,@�796)3,4:�� E�/(=,�(5@�6;/,9�4,+0*(3�*65+0;065:�� E� are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if JANUVIA will harm your unborn baby. If you are

pregnant, talk with your doctor about the best way to control your blood sugar while you are pregnant. Pregnancy Registry: If you take JANUVIA at any time during your pregnancy, talk with your doctor about how you can join the JANUVIA pregnancy registry. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your )()@��'6<�*(5�,59633�05�;/0:�9,.0:;9@�)@�*(3305.�� E� (9,�)9,(:;�-,,+05.�69�73(5�;6�)9,(:;�-,,+��;�0:�56;�256>5�0-��$%��>033�7(::�05;6�@6<9�)9,(:;�4032��#(32�>0;/�@6<9�

doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you are taking JANUVIA. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take,�05*3<+05.�79,:*907;065�(5+�565�79,:*907;065�4,+0*05,:��=0;(405:��and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.How should I take JANUVIA? E�#(2,��$%��;04,�,(*/�+(@�,?(*;3@�(:�@6<9�+6*;69�;,33:�@6<�� E�'6<�*(5�;(2,��$%��>0;/�69�>0;/6<;�-66+�� E� Your doctor may do blood tests from time to time to see how well your kidneys are working. Your doctor may

change your dose of JANUVIA based on the results of your blood tests. E� Your doctor may tell you to take JANUVIA along with other diabetes medicines. Low blood sugar can happen more often

when JANUVIA is taken with certain other diabetes medicines. See “What are the possible side effects of JANUVIA?”. E� If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until it is time for your next dose,

skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not take two doses of JANUVIA at the same time. E� If you take too much JANUVIA, call your doctor or local Poison Control Center right away. E� When your body is under some types of stress, such as fever, trauma (such as a car accident), infection or

surgery, the amount of diabetes medicine that you need may change. Tell your doctor right away if you have any of these conditions and follow your doctor’s instructions.

E� Check your blood sugar as your doctor tells you to. E� Stay on your prescribed diet and exercise program while taking JANUVIA.

E� Talk to your doctor about how to prevent, recognize and manage low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), and problems you have because of your diabetes.

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What are the possible side effects of JANUVIA?Serious side effects have happened in people taking JANUVIA. E� See “What is the most important information I should know about JANUVIA?”. E� Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If you take JANUVIA with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar,

such as a sulfonylurea or insulin, your risk of getting low blood sugar is higher. The dose of your sulfonylurea medicine or insulin may need to be lowered while you use JANUVIA. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include:

E� headache E� irritability E� drowsiness E� hunger E� weakness E� fast heart beat E� dizziness E� sweating E� confusion E� feeling jittery E� Serious allergic reactions. If you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, stop taking JANUVIA and call

your doctor right away. See “Who should not take JANUVIA?”. Your doctor may give you a medicine for your allergic reaction and prescribe a different medicine for your diabetes.

E� Kidney problems, sometimes requiring dialysisThe most common side effects of JANUVIA include: E� upper respiratory infection E� stuffy or runny nose and sore throat E� headache JANUVIA may have other side effects, including: E� stomach upset and diarrhea E� swelling of the hands or legs, when JANUVIA is used with rosiglitazone (Avandia®). Rosiglitazone is another type

of diabetes medicine. These are not all the possible side effects of JANUVIA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you, is unusual or does not go away. �(33�@6<9�+6*;69�-69�4,+0*(3�(+=0*,�()6<;�:0+,�,--,*;:��'6<�4(@�9,769;�:0+,�,--,*;:�;6��(;��How should I store JANUVIA? ";69,��$%��(;��F��;6��F��F��;6�� F��Keep JANUVIA and all medicines out of the reach of children.General information about the use of JANUVIAMedicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes that are not listed in Medication Guides. Do not use JANUVIA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give JANUVIA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about JANUVIA. If you would like to know more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for additional information about JANUVIA that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.JANUVIA.com�69�*(33��What are the ingredients in JANUVIA? Active ingredient: sitagliptin. Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The tablet film coating contains the following inactive ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, red iron oxide, and yellow iron oxide.What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which your body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that your body produces does not work as well as it should. Your body can also make too much sugar. When this happens, sugar (glucose) builds up in the blood. This can lead to serious medical problems. High blood sugar can be lowered by diet and exercise, and by certain medicines when necessary.

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