Diabetes Medication
List of promising new diabetes medications
October 02, 2008
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Diabetes Medication and the FDA
By Harry , Health Expert...in the long-term health benefits of the different diabetes medications are largely theoretical,... Read more »
Type one-and-a-half diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertFor years, we have had terminology dividing diabetes into subgroups: there's "type 1" and "type 2"... Read more »
Diabetes Drug Dollars: Money Well Spent
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertDiabetes mellitus is common (and becoming more prevalent), controllable, and costly. But are the... Read more »
Types of Diabetes: are there more than two?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...recently received an e-mail inquiring about "type 3 diabetes." The writer stated "It's very... Read more »
I is for Insulin
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...use it for at least a year without adding any other diabetes medication, gained an average of 7... Read more »
Health Guide
What is the key to healthy diabetes management? "
...Medication: When diet and exercise are not enough, diabetes treatment for type 2 patients includes oral diabetes medications. These medications include drugs from the following classes:... Read more »Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens
Monday's New York Times article Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens provides alarming statistics indicating that increases in diabetes may contribute to the rising toll from Alzheimer's.... Read more »Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »Diabetes Travel Letter for Pumpers
... To Whom It May Concern: ______________________ (Date of Birth) _____________, has Type 1 Diabetes (previously called Juvenile Onset) and wears an insulin pump. The pump delivers... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes: References
ReferencesAmerican Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2006. Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29 Suppl 1:S4-42.Boulton AJ, Vileikyte L, Ragnarson-Tennvall G, Apelqvist J. The global... Read more »Images
Medications
...high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »
...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »
Related News
Diabetes Medication = Broken Bones?
May 30, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients taking a commonly prescribed class of diabetes medications may be at risk for bone fractures. Thiazolidinediones are a... Read summary »
Diabetes Medication: More Harm than Good?
December 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A medication for diabetics may do more harm than good. Doctors are concerned rosiglitazone may increase older patients' risk of... Read summary »
Injection-Free Diabetes Control
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For some type 2 diabetes patients, needles may be a thing of the past. A recent study shows some patients can control their... Read summary »
Diabetes Drug Lowers Risk of Heart Problems
October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common diabetes drug may help keep patients from dying from one of the complications of the disease. A new report from Johns... Read summary »
Common Diabetic Therapy Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking the most commonly-prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin, reduces the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 62... Read summary »
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