Diabetes
Treating prediabetes might prevent full-blown disease
(HealthDay) -- Treating prediabetes aggressively with lifestyle changes and medications may prevent its progression to diabetes, a new study finds.
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Diabetes
Diabetes drug, metformin, lowers risk of heart disease deaths better than sulfonylureas
A new analysis of 204 studies involving more than 1.4 million people suggests that metformin, the most frequently prescribed stand-alone drug for type 2 diabetes, reduces the relative risk of a patient dying from heart disease ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Metformin lowers risk of late miscarriage, preterm birth in pregnant women with PCOS
The oral diabetes medication metformin seems to reduce the chance of a late miscarriage and premature birth among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but does not affect their rate of developing gestational diabetes, ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Diabetes
Metformin influences nitrogen and urea metabolism
The most frequently prescribed oral antidiabetic drug metformin significantly affects metabolic pathways. This was reported by scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München together with colleagues from the German Diabetes ...
Sep 15, 2016
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Medications
Two popular diabetes drugs outperform others in large clinical trial
In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers found that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed the best of four medications approved by the U.S. Food ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Diabetes
Drug combination could help reduce risk of death in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin plus metformin had a reduced risk of death and major cardiac events compared with people treated with insulin alone, a new study by Cardiff University shows.
May 5, 2016
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Medications
New study reveals metformin-dependent antitumor immunity
Modern medicine has made slow progress in combating the menace of cancer. With all the permutations and combinations of cancer affecting millions of people worldwide, a blanket, yet targeted therapy would be ideal. Recently, ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Metformin used during pregnancy may lead to obesity in children
Metformin,a common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is often used during pregnancy where the mother suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A new study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Diabetes
Early glycemic control with metformin cuts CVD events
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes who initiate metformin, early achievement of low hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is associated with a reduction in the subsequent risk of cardiovascular events or death, according to ...
Apr 22, 2017
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Medications
Study: Using a diabetes medication after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 reduces risk of developing long COVID by 40%
Taking a two-week course of metformin, a safe and affordable diabetes medication after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 leads to 40% fewer long COVID diagnoses over the following 10 months, compared to individuals taking a ...
Jun 8, 2023
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