Diabetes Meds List
The class of diabetes meds that include Actos and Avandia may reduce the risk of lung cancer, according to a recent report. Researchers studied 87,678 male patients and found that those who took the diabetes meds had a 33-percent lower risk of lung cancer than those who did not take them. The greatest reduction in risk was seen in African American men, researchers say.
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PubMed, MEDSCAPE: Online Resources for Diabetes Research
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Diabetes med may cut weight gain from antipsychotics
The diabetes med metformin may help people who suffer from schizophrenia control the weight gain that typically accompanies their medications,... Read more »
Diabetes med may fight breast cancer
Canadian scientists say that meds developed to treat diabetes and obesity may also fight breast cancer. The medications were originally developed to... Read more »
Lifestyle change as effective as some diabetes meds
Changing your lifestyle is at least as effective in preventing Type 2 diabetes as taking some medications, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed... Read more »
Combo of diabetes meds may increase risk of death
Researchers say the combination of two classes of Type 2 diabetes drugs--metformin and sulfonylurea--may increase the risk of hospitalization and... Read more »
Insulin+diabetes med may stave off Alzheimer's
Researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center say that diabetics who take insulin plus a diabetes pill have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's... Read more »
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