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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.

New Choices for Neuropathy Treatment

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011

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).

Potential New Non-Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Researchers have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating Type 1 diabetes independent of insulin.

Is Pioglitazone the Answer in Pre-diabetes?

Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011

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.

Blood Pressure Drug Delays Kidney Disease in Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

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.

Study Finds Three Times-a-Week Insulin Improves Glucose Levels

Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

An alternate form of insulin that is longer lasting may be approved in upcoming years.

Carb Counting vs. Glycemic Load to Determine Insulin Bolus?

Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

How many carbs you eat might be less important for your blood sugar than your food's glycemic load.

Anti-VEGF Drug Reverses Diabetic Vision Loss

Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

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.

In-Hospital Blood Sugar Levels Should Be Higher

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

New recommendations slightly higher than those of leading diabetes group.

Study Reveals How Omega 3's Work in Preventing Several Forms of Blindness

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

A follow-up study from Children's Hospital Boston, now reveals exactly how omega-3's provide protection, and provides reassurance that widely used COX-inhibiting drugs like aspirin and NSAIDs don't negate their benefit.