by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress At only pennies per dose, metformin is a Type 2 diabetes drug with distant roots in Medieval folk medicine and a powerful capacity to reduce body weight, fat mass, circulating glucose—and prevent the disorder altogether in people at elevated risk. New research on the most widely prescribed Type 2...
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Discontinuing insulin for older adults with type 2 diabetes
by Kaiser Permanente Patients with type 2 diabetes who were in poor health were more likely to continue taking insulin after age 75 than their counterparts in better health, according to Kaiser Permanente research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. As people with type 2 diabetes age, the risks of insulin use can outweigh its...
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Temple scientists solve mystery underlying heart toxicity caused by diabetes drugs
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM (Philadelphia, PA) – Like catching two fish with one worm, treating two problems with a single drug is efficient, but exceedingly difficult. In particular, for new diabetes medications, in which one drug aims to tackle two major complications of diabetes – the excess of both lipids and glucose in the blood – the therapeutic benefits,...
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A third of type one diabetes is misdiagnosed in the over 30s
More than a third of people over the age of 30 who are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type 1, meaning they are not receiving the right treatment, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER More than a third of people over the age of 30 who are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type1, meaning they are not receiving the right treatment, new research has revealed. The study, led by the University...
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A Cheap Diabetes Drug Shows Potential as a Life-Extension Therapy
But pharmaceutical companies have little financial incentive to research it. Off-Label Angel investor Ariel Poler thinks he’s discovered a way to live a longer, healthier life — and it’s only costing him $2 a month. Millions of people with diabetes take the drug metformin to help lower their blood sugar levels. But in recent years, Poler and a growing...
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Diabetes drug prevents heart failure
Boston, MA — In the largest trial to date to assess cardiovascular outcomes for an important class of diabetes medications, researchers have found that dapagliflozin markedly reduced the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in a broad population of patients with diabetes. This benefit was seen across the study population, including in patients who did...
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New diabetes drug may also treat obesity
Test subjects lost an average of 5 kg (11 lb) over 12 weeks, when taking semaglutide Semaglutide is a compound that’s already being developed as a treatment for diabetes, by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. According to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Leeds, however, it may serve another valuable purpose...
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Why a diabetes drug could help in Parkinson’s disease
A diabetes drug might help in certain types of Parkinson’s disease, reports a team of German brain researchers headed by Dr. Julia Fitzgerald at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Tübingen. The neuroscientists identified a protein that plays an important role in...
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Common diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria, study finds
A group of diabetics taking metformin had drastic changes in their gut flora The drug speeds growth of two types of bacteria which help control blood sugar A probiotic diet may be beneficial for people with diabetes, say researchers Specifically akkermansia and bifidobacterium strains are recommended The most common medication for type 2 diabetes may work...
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Diabetes drug may help symptoms of autism associated condition
Metformin 500mg tablets. A widely used diabetes medication could help people with a common inherited form of autism, research shows. Scientists found that a drug called metformin improves sociability and reduces symptomatic behaviours in adult mice with a form of Fragile X syndrome. Researchers say that metformin could be repurposed as a therapy for Fragile X syndrome...