Arthritis Drug Helps Diabetes

Doctors have turned back the clock more than 100 years to rediscover a drug that can help the more than 15 million people in the United States with type 2 diabetes. It's one drug that may provide twice the relief.

Mary Ann Provost's pain from diabetes and arthritis nearly stopped her from suiting up for one of her favorite activities.

"I was seriously doubting whether I was going to do any golf," she told Ivanhoe. Now doctors believe relief may be found in these pills.

"I think it's a miracle drug," Provost said. "I really do."

The drug called salsalate is currently approved to treat joint pain, but researchers say it may have a dual purpose for those with type 2 diabetes.

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