Diabetes Drug Also Preventive
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The largest diabetes-prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease can also help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts said losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.
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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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New data shows that an experimental  inhaled insulin drug called Exubera is effective in controlling  blood sugar levels in diabetics over prolonged periods of time,  the drug's developers said on Tuesday.
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Patients given a mix of modern blood   pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes   than those on older pills, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The diabetes drug Actos cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, but raises the risk of heart failure, according to one study published on Tuesday, while a second confirmed disputed findings that rival Avandia raises heart risks.
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Older, cheaper diabetes drugs are as safe and effective as newer ones, concludes an analysis that is good news for diabetics and may further hurt sales of Avandia, a blockbuster pill recently tied to heart problems.
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WASHINGTON -- The popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia may increase bone thinning, a discovery that could help explain why diabetics can have an increased risk of fractures.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually  recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and  people with diabetes come into that category. While the  proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased  in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are  still not doing so.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 21: In a new study, researchers at Michigan State University have identified a group of naturally occurring chemicals abundant in cherries that could help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
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A GlaxoSmithKline blood pressure  medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar  levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member  of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to  a large clinical trial.
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Diabetics can prevent heart disease and  live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin,  even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,  a study published on Friday said.
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NEW YORK  - Long-term use of exenatide, an  experimental diabetes drug derived from lizard saliva, reduces  blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who don't  do well with sulfonylurea-type drugs, investigators report.
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People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.
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A GlaxoSmithKline  blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to a large clinical trial.
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Statins -- the best-selling class of  cholesterol-fighting drugs -- should be considered as standard  therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant  women, researchers said on Friday.
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A new study, published in the November issue of the journal &quot;Diabetes Care&quot; has indicated that about 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements.
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A new analysis of studies strongly suggests that people with diabetes keep tight reins on their blood sugar levels if they want to ward off heart disease.