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Death Risk Drops by 50% for Diabetes Patients Using Statins Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2012

Type 2 diabetes patients on statin drugs have lower mortality risk.

New Drug for Diabetes-Related Vision Loss Approved Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The new drug Lucentis has been approved to treat diabetic macular edema.

New Strategies for Diabetes Treatment Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Researchers are trying new approaches to treat type 2 diabetes amid widespread uncertainty about the most effective therapies and concerns that current strategies might be doing some patients more harm than good.

A New Diabetes Drug Improves Blood Sugar Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Gevokizumab, a new diabetes drug, may improve fluctuations in blood sugar and reduce inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes....

Diabetes Patients' Use of Aspirin May Not Be Effective Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012

Many patients with type 2 diabetes may be aspirin resistant and a standard aspirin dose may not protect them against blood clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes....

Sulfonylureas Increase Mortality by 50 Percent Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

Data from a large retrospective cohort study suggested that, diabetic patients treated with three commonly prescribed sulfonylurea drugs had a 50% higher mortality risk compared with patients treated with metformin....

FDA Approves Lorcaserin (Belviq) for Treatment of Obesity Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

First weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA in thirteen years....

Deficiency in Vitamin B12 with Metformin Linked to Neuropathy Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

In patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with higher levels of peripheral neuropathy....

Significant Bleeding Risk with Low-dose Aspirin Use in Diabetes Patients Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Patients with diabetes had a high rate of major bleeding regardless of aspirin use....

New Team Approach Improves Diabetes Outcomes and Lowers Medication Costs Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012

An integrated wellness team approach to diabetes care is helping patients lower their prescription costs and improve their condition....

 

 

 

 

 

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