A long-term UK study revealed that in order to prevent poorer health outcomes, changes need to be made to the current way of diagnosing patients with type 2 diabetes….
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FDA Approves Bupropion/Naltrexone (Contrave) for Obesity by Orexigen Therapeutics
The FDA first rejected the drug combination in February 2011, asking the company to conduct a cardiovascular-outcomes trial because of concerns about the CV safety profile of bupropion/naltrexone when used long-term in a population of overweight and obese subjects….
Read More »Glaucoma Drug Possible New Treatment for Diabetes
Methazolamide, proven in a study to be beneficial in diabetes treatment, could be the archetype for a new class of agents used to treat type 2 diabetes and related conditions….
Read More »Higher Ghrelin Levels May be Linked to Early Weight Regain after RYGB Surgery
But results from the longitudinal study also confirmed that improvements in insulin sensitivity were unaltered by weight regain following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass….
Read More »Sleeve Gastrectomy Now a Common Choice for Bariatric Surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy is now a treatment option for patients with obesity to help reduce weight and manage diabetes….
Read More »Long-term Use of Sulfonylureas and the Risk of CVD
Diabetic women who use sulfonylureas for a long time could have a higher risk of developing CHD….
Read More »Effects of Metformin on Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin seems to have positive effects on body composition, insulin sensitivity, and glucose homeostasis in patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Coffee a Prediabetes Risk Factor for Young Adult Patients with Hypertension
Slow caffeine metabolizers who drink more than three cups a day have the highest risk….
Read More »The Effect of Maternal Hyperglycemia on Childhood Adiposity
Daughters exposed to maternal hyperglycemia will have a higher risk of childhood adiposity….
Read More »Variants in PPARG Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
About one in every 1,000 individuals carries a variant in PPARG, which is treatable with tailored pharmacotherapy….
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