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More Then One-Third of Medicaid Patients Don’t Take Their Type 2 Drugs Properly Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Patients on metformin, regardless of race, were 62 percent less likely to adhere to their regimen.

Cognitive Dysfunction Linked With Poor Diabetes Control in Elderly Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Elderly diabetics with poor glucose control have a high prevalence of undiagnosed cognitive dysfunction, depression and functional disabilities.

States Ask FDA to OK Generic Insulin Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Four governors, looking to ease drug costs under state programs, petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide guidelines for generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone.

`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target. ``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"

Early-Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Early Death Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The onset of type 2 diabetes before age 20 was associated with an increased risk of early kidney failure and death between ages 25 to 55, according to researchers.

Chromium Improves Glycemic Control When Sulfonylurea Is Insufficient Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Chromium picolinate (CrPic) supplementation improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled while taking sulfonylurea, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Hones Diabetes Treatment Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

A herbal remedy Berberine used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine may have a role to play in fighting Type 2 diabetes.

Reduced Blood Flow Velocity Precedes Diabetic Microvascular Disease Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Compound in Dairy Products Targets Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

A possible new way to treat diabetes without synthetic drugs.

Treatment Guidelines Favor Early Metformin Then Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Metformin should be prescribed along with lifestyle intervention as soon as patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and if A1c cannot be brought down to below 7%, within 2-3 months, then insulin as the second-line drug.

 

 

 

 

 

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