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New Insulin Sensitizer (CRx-401) Improves Control Without Weight Gain Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

CombinatoRx, Incorporated announced that it has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2a proof of concept clinical trial in Type 2 diabetes with CRx-401, a novel insulin sensitizer designed to provide anti-diabetic activity without promoting weight gain.

Selenium Supplementation May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 50% Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

More than half of diabetes cases in the National Prevention of Cancer trial occurred in individuals receiving selenium.

Diabetics Have a 75% B1 Deficiency Leading to Vascular Problems Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

A thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency may be key to vascular problems for diabetic patients. FDA panel says Avandia offers benefits to people with type 2 disease, but�..

Top-10 Comparison of Diabetes Drugs Give One a Top Grade by Johns Hopkins Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

A type 2 diabetes drug taken orally and in widespread use for more than a decade has been found to have distinct advantages over nine other, mostly newer medications used to control the chronic disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins.

Don't Rely on Beta-Blockers to Reduce Blood Pressure Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Research favors other drugs to control hypertension. While high blood pressure patients taking beta-blockers have a reduced risk of stroke of 16 percent to 22 percent compared with a placebo, the other hypertension drugs reduce that risk by an average of 38 percent.

Secondary Failure of Glucose Control With Metformin, Sulfonylurea, or TZD's Monotherapy Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Which drugs are the ones to sustain good control, the longest?

Metformin and Body Weight Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Where most other diabetes medications cause weight gain, metformin can cause weight reduction.

Trial Using Cancer Meds To Control And Possibly Reverse Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Drug can possibly kill off the T-cells that are attacking the betacells.

Over One-Third of Diabetics Have Sleep Apnea Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Study finds that older males are at especially high risk for nighttime awakenings.

Lettuce May Be The Next Big Diabetes Treatment Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Capsules of insulin produced in genetically modified lettuce could hold the key to restoring the body's ability to produce insulin and help millions of Americans who suffer from insulin-dependent diabetes, according to University of Central Florida biomedical researchers.

 

 

 

 

 

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