Rosiglitazone Plus Insulin For Type 1 Improves Glycemic Control, BP Without Increasing Insulin Needs “Rosiglitazone in combination with insulin resulted in improved glycemic control and blood pressure without an increase in insulin requirements, compared with insulin- and placebo-treated subjects.
Read More »FDA Issues Nationwide Alert for “Liqiang 4” Due to Potential Health Risk
Warning consumers not to take Liqiang 4 Dietary Supplement Capsules because they contain glyburide – a drug that could have serious, life-threatening consequences in some people.
Read More »Talking mini- blood glucose meter – a breakthrough for the visually impaired
Talking mini- blood glucose meter – a breakthrough for the visually impaired "Your blood glucose levels are…." The SensoCard Plus blood glucose meter is the size of a credit card and can easily slip into a pocket or handbag. Will come in multiple languages. A unique accurate pocket sized blood …
Read More »Diuretics Best First-step for High BP in Diabetics
Diuretics are just as effective for lowering high blood pressure (BP) in people with type 2 diabetes as newer, and more expensive, types of drug, a study shows.
Read More »Gene Trait Increases Diabetes Risk
A University of Alberta study has discovered a variation of a common gene trait that could increase risk of type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Diabetic Women’s Heart-Disease Risk Higher
Women suffering from type 2 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of suffering a fatal heart attack than their healthy counterparts, Swedish researchers report. Topical
Read More »Takeda Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application For Combo of Actos/Amaryl
Takeda expects a quick approval.
Read More »Exercise Can Find Genetic Regions Lnked to Prediabetes
People’s bodies respond to exercise in different ways, and their genetic makeup is partly responsible.
Read More »Tenfold Increase In Costs To Treat Obesity-Related Health Problems in U.S.
Obesity-linked medical problems ballooned from $3.6 billion, or 2 percent of all health spending, to $36.5 billion or 11.6 percent of spending.
Read More »No Evidence of Increased Risk of Blindness for Patients Taking Viagra
A review of all post-marketing ocular event reports has concluded that there is no evidence of increased risk of blindness among patients taking Viagra.
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