In a study of people with type 2 diabetes and obesity on a low energy replacement diet within a structured intensive weight loss program, 28% of participants could stop blood pressure medication for at least 2 years. The main adverse…
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Skin cancer: Diabetes drug phenformin may boost chemotherapy
In the 1950s, doctors prescribed a drug called phenformin to people with type 2 diabetes. A safer alternative, metformin, is now in more common use. Both drugs have shown promise as anticancer agents in laboratory studies, but phenformin appears to…
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Type 2 diabetes: Drug duo may remain effective for 2 years
A trial suggests that in patients who are no longer responding to metformin, taking a combination of two newer drugs is safe and yields clinical benefits for at least 2 years. Insulin helps regulate the amount of glucose circulating in…
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Could dairy protect against diabetes and hypertension?
A study including almost 150,000 participants has found that a higher intake of dairy products, particularly whole fat varieties, is linked with a lower risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. Rates of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, or high…
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