Topic: Diabetes: Drugs
2/1/2012
Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Disappoints in Trial Vaccine-based approach didn't affect insulin needs or other markers
1/31/2012
Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study But, the protective effect of metformin was only seen in women
Fenofibrate Found Safe in Diabetes With Renal Impairment Reduced total cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment
Diabetes Drugs Affect Pancreatic Cancer Risk Metformin linked to lower risk in women; sulfonylureas, insulin associated with higher risk
1/25/2012
Lifestyle Counseling Helps Diabetes Patients Control Blood Sugar More than 30,000 got advice on diet, exercise in primary care settings
12/29/2011
Metformin Hikes B12 Deficiency in Type 2 Diabetes OTC supplements fail to correct B12 deficiencies in type 2 diabetes, regardless of metformin therapy
12/1/2011
MK-0941 Safe, Efficacious for Short-Term Glucose Control Improvements in A1C, two-hour postmeal glucose seen at week 14 were not sustained by week 30
11/23/2011
Four Common Meds Send Thousands of Seniors to Hospital: CDC Blood thinner, aspirin, insulin and oral diabetes drugs account for two-thirds of nearly 100,000 hospitalizations.
9/22/2011
Popular Diabetes Drugs May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests But more studies are needed to see if this preliminary finding is accurate, researchers say
7/20/2011
Torcetrapib Tied to Improved Glycemic Control in Diabetes Addition of torcetrapib tied to lower plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c in atorvastatin-treated patients
7/18/2011
Controversial Cholesterol Drug Might Lower Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics But, torcetrapib, which raises 'good' cholesterol, showed heart risks in earlier trial that was halted
6/26/2011
Class of Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risk in Older Diabetics Researchers saw a lower risk with metformin, but experts say study's not the final word
6/21/2011
Some Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis May Cut Diabetes Risk Researchers suspect certain medications lower inflammation, insulin resistance
4/29/2011
Diabetes in Kids Comes With Hefty Price Tag Study finds medical costs are six times higher than for other young Americans
4/18/2011
Do Immune System Ills Help Drive Type 2 Diabetes? Findings from mouse, human research suggest new insights on the blood sugar disease
3/29/2011
Some Type 1 Diabetics Seem Shielded Against Complications In one group that had diabetes for 50 years, many never developed expected problems, study finds
3/23/2011
Actos Cut Risk of Prediabetes Becoming Diabetes in Study It lowered chances by 72 percent but showed side effects, researchers say
3/18/2011
Analysis Confirms Diabetes Drug May Harm the Heart Latest finding adds to evidence that Avandia raises risk of heart attack, death
3/14/2011
Metformin Still Best First-Line Type 2 Diabetes Drug It has the fewest side effects, costs less, concludes analysis
3/10/2011
New Drug May Trim Insulin Injections to Just 3 a Week Phase 2 trial results offer diabetics hope for a simpler daily regimen
2/16/2011
In-Hospital Blood Sugar Levels Should Be Higher: Report New recommendations slightly higher than those of leading diabetes group
11/12/2010
Diabetes Research Made Significant Strides in Past Year Advances in treating type 1 diabetes best news as World Diabetes Day approaches
11/11/2010
Are You at Risk of Developing Diabetes? Know the risk factors and warning signs, experts advise
11/2/2010
Diabetes Drugs Might Lower Risk of Lung Cancer Study buttresses preliminary findings that found same benefit
10/21/2010
Peer Support May Bring Better Control of Diabetes Drop in blood sugar levels equivalent of using oral diabetes drug, study finds
9/1/2010
Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice Findings reflect those of population studies in humans, researchers say
7/29/2010
New Data Supports Link Between Diabetes Drugs, Fractures Avandia, Actos increase chances of broken bones in older men and women, study shows
7/6/2010
Changes in Fat Cells May Pave Way for Type 2 Diabetes May result in the 'hyperinflammation' seen in the disease, researchers say
6/29/2010
Latest Study on Diabetes Drug Avandia Finds No Heart Risks Report in direct contrast to other new research that found the opposite
Insulin Pump With Blood Sugar Sensor May Improve on Injections Study finds it leads to better diabetes management for type 1 patients
6/28/2010
Diabetes Drug Avandia Ups Heart Risk, Reviews Conclude Two studies published in advance of FDA hearing on drug's fate
6/9/2010
Old Drugs May Have New Use Against Hepatitis C Drugs used for obesity, diabetes might fight dangerous liver infection, study shows
6/3/2010
Drug Combo Staves Off Type 2 Diabetes Low doses of metformin, Avandia cut risk by two-thirds in study
4/23/2010
Injection Helps Treat Hard-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes Adding daily shot improves blood glucose levels when standard regimen fails, study finds
4/8/2010
Vaccine Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice More studies needed to see if it can benefit people with the disease
3/30/2010
Diabetes Screening Should Start Sooner Study found checking for blood sugar disease earlier cut complications, costs
3/29/2010
'Jekyll and Hyde' Factor May Control Insulin Function Finding could lead to new diabetes treatments, researchers say
3/25/2010
Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics Go-it-alone types have 33 percent higher risk of death, study finds
3/23/2010
New Inhaled Insulin Shows Promise for Diabetes Afrezza works faster, appears to have fewer side effects than predecessor
3/15/2010
Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too Study finds that salsalate helps control blood sugar levels
2/15/2010
'Fishy Smell' May Keep Patients From Diabetes Drug Research letter reports what medical literature hasn't: metformin's odor is off-putting
1/26/2010
Skipping Insulin May Not Be Uncommon Doctors need to be more attuned to patients' issues to stop risky practice, expert says
1/15/2010
Diabetes Drug Looks Safe for Heart Failure Patients Metformin might even improve advanced heart disease, researchers find
1/7/2010
Diabetes Meds May Be Falling Through 'Doughnut Hole' Medicare payment gap prompts some to forego medication, study finds
12/15/2009
Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics Other medical problems must be weighed first, study finds
12/4/2009
Diabetes Drugs Go Head-to-Head in Study Metformin outperforms widely used sulfonylureas, but each patient will be different, experts say
11/3/2009
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug Reports of kidney problems for those using Byetta prompted action
10/29/2009
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study Lifestyle changes really do work to prevent type 2, experts say
10/23/2009
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients Combo of diet, exercise and injections helped non-diabetics shed pounds, study finds
9/15/2009
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation Metformin, insulin have little effect on risk factor for heart disease, study finds
9/14/2009
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer Metformin-chemo combination shrinks tumors, delays recurrence in mice: study
8/19/2009
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos Diabetes drug shouldn't be used when there's a safer alternative, study says
Patch 'Shots' May Someday Replace Injections Microneedles could deliver meds safely and painlessly, researchers say
8/3/2009
Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort Rates of serious complications drop with intensive therapy, study shows
7/1/2009
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes Study uncovers possible benefit, though, in stemming vision loss
6/25/2009
Hormone Could Improve Diabetes Treatment Biomarker might predict how type 2 patients will respond to drugs, study shows
6/11/2009
Nicotine May Help Spur 'Prediabetes' Toxin ups cortisol levels, encourages insulin resistance, study finds
6/5/2009
Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures But study found diabetes drug didn't increase chances of heart disease, death
5/22/2009
Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics Researchers suggest that findings could alter treatment methods
4/17/2009
Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage Finding need not limit prevention of blindness, experts say
Laughter May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics Those who chuckled daily had better 'good' cholesterol than those who didn't, study shows
4/16/2009
Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels Study found diabetics who discontinued drug had less treatment, worse management of disease
4/7/2009
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk Use of Avandia, Actos tied to a retinal disorder, study finds
4/2/2009
Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments U.S. agency compiles comparison of therapies for both doctors and patients
3/3/2009
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese Drugs blocking this communication may offer therapeutic benefits, mouse study finds
2/3/2009
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's In lab study, diabetes treatments are found to slow damage
12/10/2008
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women Both Avandia and Actos lower bone density, new analysis shows
11/25/2008
Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care Tab is $4,174 more a year, but study says proper management, lifestyle changes can help
11/18/2008
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes Experiments in mice show Gleevec and Sutent reverse, prevent autoimmune disease
11/10/2008
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease Second study found vitamins E, C did little to protect healthy men, either
11/3/2008
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase Obesity and its complications driving the trend, researchers say
10/30/2008
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia Public Citizen cites liver failure deaths, other risks of adverse events for diabetes drug
10/27/2008
Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled Newer, more expensive drugs, rising rates of blood sugar disease to blame, study finds
10/22/2008
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated Lifestyle changes, the drug metformin remain recommended initial therapy
10/10/2008
Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame
9/29/2008
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial Could be approved for U.S. market by next year, researcher says
9/26/2008
Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease Retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication, but Atacand may help
9/15/2008
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass Study finds change in med use, improper stomach pouch size are likely causes
9/8/2008
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control But Byetta has also been linked recently to patient deaths
8/31/2008
Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics Study found telmisartan offered slight benefit for those unable to take ACE inhibitors
8/5/2008
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems Had fewer side effects than corticosteroids, study finds
7/7/2008
New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds Publication aimed at assisting the 1 in 8 Hispanics with type 2 disease
6/30/2008
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes Out-of-control enzymes do damage in both conditions, study finds
5/23/2008
New Antioxidant Drug Shows Promise Against Diabetes But more studies on cardiovascular risks needed, report says
