The drug metformin is not recommended for people with kidney disease. For this reason, some people think that metformin causes kidney disease. But new evidence suggests that metformin might actually protect the kidneys.
For many people with type 2 diabetes, metformin is a very effective drug. In everyone, the liver is a sort of "mother" organ. When blood glucose (BG) levels go down, the liver releases some glucose into the blood to make sure all the other organs get enough glucose energy to...
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It is very clear that following a strict set of guidelines can help protect kidney function in people with diabetes who have been told that... Read more »
On Friday, I got my JDRF Research Newsletter and one of the highlights was a study conducted by Yale University and University of Chicago... Read more »
I recently received an e-mail from a friend who was concerned about interpreting kidney function tests (KFTs), which led me to think it's... Read more »
Fat is bad, right? I'm not talking about the fats we eat here. I mean the fat on your body. The less fat, the healthier you are. Everyone... Read more »
Patients hoping to prevent vision loss and nerve damage associated with diabetes may find help in a cup of chamomile tea. British and Japanese... Read more »
Coffee may help guard against diabetes, research suggests. Coffee has already been linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and prostate... Read more »
Taking a daily dose of thiamine--vitamin B1--may reverse kidney disease in people who have Type II diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers from... Read more »
The anemia drug Aranesp appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease and diabetes, a study suggests. The study on 4,000... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 1 diabetics in need of a kidney transplant may increase their long-term survival rate with a simultaneous pancreas-kidney... Read more »
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