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New Guidelines on Best Treatments for Diabetic Nerve Pain
Posted: Saturday, April 23, 2011
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The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline on the most effective treatments for diabetic nerve pain.
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Some Diabetes Drugs Are Better than Others According to New Study
Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011
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New research suggests that several commonly prescribed drugs for Type 2 diabetes may not be as effective at preventing death and cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and stroke, as the oral anti-diabetic drug, metformin.
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Safflower Can Improve Glycemia, Inflammation and Lipids
Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Supplementation with 8 g safflower (SAF) oil daily improved glycemia, inflammation, and blood lipids in obese, postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes.
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New Choices for Neuropathy Treatment
Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Researchers suggested that, switching to duloxetine (Cymbalta) or pregabalin (Lyrica) can produce pain relief for patients with diabetic neuropathy who stop responding to gabapentin (Neurontin).
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Potential New Non-Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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Researchers have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating Type 1 diabetes independent of insulin.
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Is Pioglitazone the Answer in Pre-diabetes?
Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented Type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease.
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Blood Pressure Drug Delays Kidney Disease in Diabetes Patients
Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011
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The drug pressure-reducing medication olmesartan, brand name Benicar, could increase the time before any kidney problems were evident by 23 percent. But experts are concerned about higher deaths from heart problems.
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Study Finds Three Times-a-Week Insulin Improves Glucose Levels
Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011
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An alternate form of insulin that is longer lasting may be approved in upcoming years.
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Carb Counting vs. Glycemic Load to Determine Insulin Bolus?
Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011
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How many carbs you eat might be less important for your blood sugar than your food's glycemic load.
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Anti-VEGF Drug Reverses Diabetic Vision Loss
Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011
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Patients headed toward blindness because of diabetic macular edema showed substantial gains in visual acuity after two years of treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor drug ranibizumab (Lucentis), its manufacturer said.
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