TYPE 2 diabetesMETFORMINHYPOGLYCEMIAPHARMACOLOGYGLUCAGON-like peptide 1CD26 antigenCLINICAL trialsEVIDENCE-based medicineThis review considers the therapeutic choices currently faced by people with type 2 diabetes and those caring for them when glucose levels initially controlled with lifestyle management and ...
Until 2012, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended lifestyle andmetforminas first-line therapy for glycemic management intype 2 diabetes, followed by a sulfonylurea (SU) orinsulinfor additionalA1creduction.[1]The rationale was that SUs were well validated as a glucose-lowering therapy, ...
Is It Appropriate to Take if You're Pregnant? Metformin is sometimes prescribed to pregnant women as a way to reduce pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, preeclampsia or preterm delivery. However, it's is not officially approved for these situations. Plus, how do we know that it ...
What is pre-diabetes? This is a condition where the blood glucose levels are above normal but not in the diabetic range. There is a significant risk that a person with pre-diabetes will develop DM with time. People with pre-diabetes should take the opportunity to delay or prevent DM by a...
Type 2 diabetes mellitusThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13300-020-00834-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.doi:10.1007/s13300-020-00834-wW. David StrainCarmen TsangMichael HurstPhil McEwan...
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Is an ancient compound the new "wonder drug"? Metformin, a common medication to control diabetes, has become the controversial darling of tech's health-conscious digerati who are enticed by preliminary research suggesting it might help promote longevity, reduce dementia and prevent a whole host of...
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Early- and late-stage type 2 diabetes can now be reframed as two distinct conditions based on the extent of beta cell function and warrant two distinct approaches to care. Until the advanced stages of hyperglycemia, the first mandate is to attempt to resume euglycemia if the beta cells can...
At that time, the metformin I was taking for my diabetes (the only prescription drug I take) was causing some gastric distress and to fix that, my GP doc told me to follow a clear liquid diet so for over a 24 hour time period I was ingesting fat free chicken broth, water and sugar...