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Shedding Light on the Co-morbidities of DiabetesThe Complications of Having Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes

Bromocriptine: A New Type of Type 2 Drug

Gretchen Becker
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Gretchen Becker studied biology for 8 years at Radcliffe/Harvard,...

Gretchen Becker

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Normal 0 As described by Health Central blogger Bill Quick, the FDA recently approved the drug bromocriptine mesylate for use in treating type 2 diabetes.   This is not a new drug; it's just a new use for an old drug. Bromocriptine (which is an ergot alkaloid), has been used for decades t...
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    heyjude
    Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 07:58 PM

    Great explanation Gretchen. The theory makes sense for those of us continually battling the bulge.

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    KateinIowa
    Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    Gretchen,

    When I click on the link, it doesn't work.

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    re: Link doesn't work
    Gretchen Becker
    Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Thanks, Kate. I've fixed it. Try it now.

    Reply
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