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24M People Will Use Diabetes Apps in 2018:

Today only 1.6 million of people with diabetes who own a smartphone use a mobile application to manage their diabetes. However, the Research Guidance firm predicts that by 2018 that number will rise to 24 million users, or 7.8% of smartphone owners with diabetes. Changes in the conception of mobile apps, from …

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Updated Recommendations on Aspirin Therapy in Diabetic Patients

An overview on aspirin use in the prevention of cardiovascular events…. Aspirin is a pharmaceutical drug that has been commercially available since 1899. Although originally used as a pain reliever and fever reducer, significant studies show aspirin can play a role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Patients with …

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Ipragliflozin and HbA1C Levels

How does SGLT-2 inhibitor, ipragliflozon compare to metformin alone?…. Ipragliflozin is an oral medication in development by Astellas Pharma for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. A novel selective sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, ipragliflozin works similarly to the first in class marketed SGLT-2 inhibitor drug, canagliflozin, by increasing urinary …

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Treatment with Ipragliflozin + Metformin

Combination well-tolerated in patients with type 2 diabetes…. Ipragliflozin is an oral medication in development by Astellas Pharma for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. A novel selective sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, ipragliflozin works similarly to the first in class marketed SGLT-2 inhibitor drug canagliflozin by increasing urinary excretion …

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