Diabetes Medications

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More pills and types of insulin are available to control diabetes than ever before. There is also a broad range of drugs available to take care of problems like high blood pressure and high cholesterol that tend to go along with diabetes. New research is pointing the way toward new drugs and better ways to use the drugs we already have.

Pramlintide Helps Obese People Lose Weight

10-02-2008 - Insulin Analogs May Improve Quality of Life

10-02-2008 - Adjusting Insulin Based on Monitoring is Key

08-07-2008 - What Comes After Metformin?

06-05-2008 - Which Patients with High Blood Pressure Will Develop Diabetes?

06-05-2008 - Benefits of Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes

06-05-2008 - Statins Reduce Blood Vessel Disease in Diabetes

05-22-2008 - Is Inhaled Insulin Safe for People with Asthma?

05-22-2008 - Can Meformin Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes?

05-22-2008 - Who Uses Insulin Pens and Why?

04-03-2008 - Diabetes Progression in Untreated Patients

04-03-2008 - Diabetes Drugs and Bone Fractures

02-27-2008 - Pramlintide May Help Those With Insulin-Requiring Type 2

02-27-2008 - Anti-Seizure Drug Improves Diabetes

09-14-2007 - Controlling Blood Glucose Levels and Taking Antioxidants or Telmisartan Can Lower Risks of Heart and Blood Vessel Disease in People With Type 1 Diabetes

09-14-2007 - Drug Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

06-21-2007 - Diabetes Therapy Reduces Fatty Liver

06-21-2007 - Drug Improves Beta Cell Function

05-04-2007 - Lifestyle Changes as Effective as Drugs in Treating Pre-Diabetes

04-02-2007 - Vildagliptin Effective in Previously Untreated People with Diabetes

04-02-2007 - Drug Combination Safe and Effective

02-26-2007 - Analysis Indicates Inhaled Insulin Safe Alternative to Injection

02-02-2007 - Drugs Delay Progression to Diabetes

02-02-2007 - Avoiding Low Blood Glucose

02-02-2007 - Continuous Glucose Sensor Helps Patients Avoid Highs and Lows

02-02-2007 - Insulin Doesn't Cause More Weight Gain in Heavier People

01-05-2007 - Diabetes Drug Slows Hardening of the Arteries

01-05-2007 - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

10-19-2006 - People With Diabetes Should Be Encouraged to Get an Annual Flu Vaccination

09-29-2006 - Atorvastatin Helps Lower LDL Cholesterol and Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke

09-29-2006 - Metformin Plus Inhaled Insulin or Glibenclamide Can Help Lower A1C to Target Levels

09-29-2006 - Drug Treatment for Adolescent Obesity

09-19-2006 - Diabetes Drug Improves Artery Health

09-19-2006 - Epalrestat Delays Nerve Damage in Diabetic Patients

09-01-2006 - Insulin Therapy Improves Blood Fats

08-03-2006 - High Doses of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Are Beneficial

07-20-2006 - Inhaled Insulin Safely Improves Blood Glucose Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

07-20-2006 - Lowering Fats in the Blood Through Medication

06-26-2006 - Exercise and Eased Glucose Goals Help Weight Loss

05-24-2006 - Extended-Release Metformin

05-09-2006 - Certain Medications May Help Prevent Heart Attacks

04-28-2006 - Can Statin Medications Help Reduce Effects of Heart Attacks?

04-28-2006 - Triple Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

04-10-2006 - Chromium Has No Benefits for Obese Westerners With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

04-10-2006 - Treating Heart Attack in People With Diabetes

03-21-2006 - Smoking Reverses Benefits of Inhaled Insulin

03-08-2006 - Medication Works Best With Diet and Exercise

01-03-2006 - Lower Number of Doses May Help Patients Stick to a Treatment Regimen

01-03-2006 - Can Ruboxistaurin Help People With Diabetic Kidney Disease?

12-13-2005 - Attitudes Toward Insulin Therapy

12-13-2005 - Is Metformin Good or Bad For Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure?

11-03-2005 - Drug-Laced Stents Keep Heart Arteries Open

10-17-2005 - Insulin Glulisine Is Safe for Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes to Take Directly Before Meals

10-05-2005 - Cholesterol-lowering drugs can help prevent heart attacks in patients with type 2 diabetes

08-03-2005 - Preventing Metabolic Syndrome with Diet, Exercise, and Medicine

06-08-2005 - Exenatide: A New Type of Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

06-08-2005 - Reducing the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

06-08-2005 - Insulin and Low Blood Glucose

05-03-2005 - Diet and Exercise Can Help Prevent Future Heart Problems

05-03-2005 - Are Diabetes Medicines Related to Risks for Heart Disease?

04-18-2005 - Medicine May Help With Weight Loss

04-18-2005 - Comparing Two Medications for Type 2 Diabetes

04-18-2005 - Rosiglitazone May Help Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

04-18-2005 - Lowering Cholesterol in Patients With Diabetes and Dyslipidemia

04-18-2005 - People With Diabetes Should Use Aspirin to Lower Heart-Attack Risk

04-18-2005 - How do medicines for lowering blood pressure affect diabetes?

04-18-2005 - Should People with Diabetes Take Pills and/or Insulin?04-18-2005 -

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