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Intensified Treatment with Basal Insulin Improves Control and Weight Loss Posted: Saturday, September 24, 2011

Adding insulin detemir to a treatment regimen of metformin and liraglutide improved glycemic control and led to sustained weight loss for up to 52 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Preventive Efforts in Type 2 Diabetes Are Cost Effective Posted: Sunday, July 03, 2011

Preventive treatment with metformin or lifestyle intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes reduced the cost of medical care, including costs for inpatient and outpatient care and prescriptions, compared with placebo.

Some Diabetes Drugs Are Better than Others According to New Study Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011

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.

Effects of Metformin in Obese Insulin-resistant Children Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Metformin had modest but favorable effects on body weight, body composition, and glucose homeostasis in obese insulin-resistant children participating in a low-intensity weight-reduction program.

Insulin Detemir Combo with Sitagliptin and Metformin Efficacy & Safety Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

Detemir plus sitagliptin more effective than sitagliptin with metformin with or without a sulfonylurea.

For Those 60 Percent of Type 2 Patients Who Are Not in Control Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011

Consider a GLP-1 plus a long-acting insulin.

What Are Your Waiting for? Start Metformin Early Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

For newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients, waiting until lifestyle measures fail before starting metformin may jeopardize the long-term efficacy of the drug.

Metformin and Cancer Occurrence in Insulin-Treated Type 2's Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Several studies have shown that metformin is associated with reduced cancer-related morbidity and mortality, due to the improvement of insulin sensitivity, or to the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase.

Metformin Might Prevent Colorectal, Lung Cancers Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Diabetes patients taking metformin have a 40% reduced risk for cancer.

Long-Term Metformin Raises Risk for B12 Deficiency Posted: Monday, August 02, 2010

That metformin use is associated with lower blood B12 levels has been observed previously.

 

 

 

 

 

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