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Anyone familiar with article Sept 16 edition Globe and Mail on research re drugs to combat type2 diabetes?


Anyone familiar with article Sept 16 edition Globe and Mail on research re drugs to combat type2 diabetes?

It was actually the Sept.15th edition of Globe and Mail and unless you subscribe ti the online paper you are only allowed to read the first paragraph, so here's a portion of the same story from the Associated Press website.

Study: Diabetes Drug May Be Preventative

The largest diabetes prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease also can help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts say that losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.

The drug, rosiglitazone, or Avandia, appeared to cut the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by more than half, doctors reported Friday. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes and a public health menace that afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide.

Avandia also helped restore normal blood-sugar function in many of those who took it.

A second part of the study found that a different drug, a blood pressure medication called ramipril, or Altace, made no difference in the risk of developing diabetes but helped normalize blood sugar for some.

The research was long-awaited, and the Avandia results at first glance seem impressive. However, experts say it is difficult to determine how much of the improvement was due to the drug, because study volunteers also were regularly counseled about healthy diets and lifestyles.

Foe the full story do a search for Diabetics drugs on the Associated press website. Source(s): www.ap.org
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