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Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study
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Nearly 40% of type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication, finds study

by Northwestern University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most patients with type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin—the go-to primary drug for glucose management—to control their blood sugar levels. But adherence to these second-line drugs can be hit or miss, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. When patients discontinue their...