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Metformin, Insulin Combo Questioned for Type 2 Diabetes
The long-term benefit for type 2 patients using metformin along with insulin is….
Read More »FDA: Aliskiren in Certain Combinations Can Not Be Used for Diabetic Patients
The FDA announced that physicians must not prescribe antihypertensive drugs containing aliskiren….
Read More »Noncompliance Linked to Mortality in Diabetes
Insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes who are noncompliant with their medication or clinic appointments face increased all-cause mortality….
Read More »Diabetes and Statin Link Probed
Controversy over the risk of diabetes associated with high-dose statins has prompted investigators across a wide range of studies to delve back into their data sets to look for a diabetes signal….
Read More »Diabetes, Overweight Linked to a 64-92% Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
A new study found an association between being diabetic and overweight, and increased risk of breast cancer….
Read More »Surgery Once Again Wins for Obese Diabetes Patients
Yet another study has found that bariatric surgery is a better diabetes treatment in obese patients than medical therapy, researchers said, confirming results from other recent trials….
Read More »FDA Rejects Diabetes Drug Alogliptin
The agency issued a complete response letter for new drug applications of alogliptin and a combination drug that pairs alogliptin with another Takeda drug, Actos….
Read More »EU Agency Endorses Dapagliflozin Diabetes Drug
European regulators backed approval of a new diabetes drug from AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb, in a decision that contrasts with its failure to win approval in the US….
Read More »Impaired Fasting Glucose Affects Male Sexual Health
For men with sexual dysfunction, IFG is linked with severe ED, overt hypogonadism….
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