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The American Heart Association now recommends that patients should aim for the following test results for intensive control of glucose levels:
- Fasting plasma glucose concentrations below 110 mg/dL.
- Glycolated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of less than 7%. Controlling HbA1c is the most important factor for reducing the risk of complications in patients with diabetes. According to one 2000 study, a 1% reduction in people with elevated glycolated hemoglobin levels lowers the risk for complicat...
Expert & Community Posts
Would you sign a petition to make medications less safe?
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Insulin: First-line treatment?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...followed after a period of up to several months by oral antidiabetic agents, seem rather... Read more »
Are you alli ready?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...orlistat may need to reduce their daily doses of other antidiabetic medications, such as... Read more »
Research finds decreased death rates in diabetic men, but not in diabetic women: why not?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertA new research report (Mortality Trends in Men and Women with Diabetes, 1971–2000) suggests that... Read more »
Additional Avandia Anxiety
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...approach to rosiglitazone use. If possible, other antidiabetic medications should be... Read more »
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Medications
...type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It works by helping to restore your body's... Read more »
...(non-insulin-dependent diabetes). Glyburide is a sulfonylurea and works by stimulating the... Read more »
...(non-insulin-dependent diabetes). Glipizide is a sulfonylurea and works by stimulating the... Read more »
...diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). Rosiglitazone works by helping to restore your body's... Read more »
...type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It works by stimulating the release of your... Read more »
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