Drug 'could slash diabetes cases'
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One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate.
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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
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Glaxo expects that the impact of lower sales of its diabetes drug, Avandia, will help cause a drop of about 5 percent in earnings a share in 2008.
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NEW YORK  - Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for diabetes, but they can produce weight gain.
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Human trials of a vaccine that might offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes are set to begin next year. Experts believe if successful, a cure for the most serious form of the disease could be available within a decade.
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- One of a new class of diabetes drugs delayed the progression of type 2 diabetes along with the need to add additional medications.
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Diabetics should test their blood sugar levels more regularly to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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Half the world's diabetes cases could be eliminated by curbing the soaring number of people who are overweight, health experts said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - A drug called picotamide  appears to be a more effective blood-thinner than aspirin for  people with diabetes, according to an Italian study.
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NEW YORK  - Individuals at risk for   developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug   metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study,   individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes   preventive strategy had a reduced risk of developing diabetes,   they report.
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Half the world&#39;s diabetes cases could be eliminated by curbing the soaring number of people who are overweight, say health experts.
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Web data that showed a risk for a diabetes drug is likely to spur more efforts to publicly disclose drug study results.
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NEW YORK  - The first of a new class of oral antidiabetic drugs is able to lower blood sugar (glucose) in type 2 diabetes as well as Avandia (rosiglitazone) does, but without causing weight gain, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.
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Scientists say it may be possible to use a breath test to monitor blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
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Many patients stop taking their medicine far sooner than they should, researchers say, and that decision can be deadly when the drugs treat heart disease or diabetes.
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For people with type 2 diabetes  and moderately elevated blood glucose levels, the medication  vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus, can produce  long-term improvements in the functioning of the  insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas along with better  glucose control, researchers report.
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There is a drug that can lower your risk of heart attack, diabetes, osteoporosis and mental decline by 30 percent to 60 percent, but doctors aren&#39;t prescribing it.