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Treatments Of Diabetes Type 2

Get the facts on diabetes

October 03, 2008
With all of the information in the news about Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, it can be difficult to keep the facts straight. Reporters at FoxNews explain the different risk factors and symptoms of the diabetes types. The article also offers a quiz for readers who want to assess their diabetes risk. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Diversity of Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...medication-induced diabetes, cystic fibrosis related diabetes or type 2 diabetes? The... Read more »

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Herpes and Diabetes - The Latest Connection
By healthgal , Health Expert

...(DM-2).  The diabetes in this case is ketosis-prone diabetes type 2 which is a form of adult... Read more »

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NIH finds increases in type 2 diabetes in youth
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...studied and just released estimates of the incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth.  There... Read more »

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Gastric banding for diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

..."Adjustable Gastric Banding and Conventional Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized... Read more »

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Have Complicated Diabetes/Obesity?? Bariatric Surgery May Help
By The HealthGal , Health Expert

...seizures."   We further know that when it comes to type 2 diabetes - the diabetes associated... Read more »

Health Guide

Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
...diabetes. People develop this condition, and if it goes undiagnosed, it can lead to the more serious type 2 diabetes. Medical research has revealed that people with pre-diabetes may already be... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes
...problems.   Babies born with excess insulin are also at risk of becoming obese or developing type 2 diabetes.   Babies may be at a higher risk of jaundice, a condition where... Read more »
Caring For a Loved One with Diabetes
...for her 68 year-old husband, who in addition to fighting prostate cancer was recently diagnosed with diabetes type 2. Patricia Kringas, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator with The... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
The major treatment goals for people with type 2 diabetes are:Treat all conditions that place the patients at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are the major killers of people with... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
...called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes.InsulinBoth type 1 and type 2 diabetes share one central feature: elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels due to... Read more »

Related News

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 »

Clinical trial: effectiveness of inhaled insulin
October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine whether inhaled insulin is a safe and effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes. This international study is currently... Read summary »

RA med Kineret may also treat Type 2 diabetes
October 02, 2008

A medication used to treat juvenile rheumatoid arthritis may also help manage Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that treatment... Read summary »

Glucotrol goes generic
October 02, 2008

Actavis Pharmaceuticals has released a generic formula of Pfizer's diabetes medication Glucotrol XL (glipizide) in the United States. Glipizide is... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Metformin, Welchol for patients with pre-diabetes
October 03, 2008

This is a study to determine if Welchol HCL can be safely and effectively combined with metformin for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, and to... Read summary »