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Diabetes drug Byetta tied to kidney problems, says FDA

People with type 2 diabetes who are taking the blood-sugar-lowering drug Byetta may be at increased risk for kidney problems, including kidney failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week.


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Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh the benefits

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.


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Americans Get Failing Grade on Diabetes Awareness

Though someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 20 seconds, many Americans lack basic knowledge about the potentially life-threatening disease, according to a new survey from the American Diabetes Association.


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New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Onglyza Approved

FDA Gives Nod to New Drug in Same Class as Januvia


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Novo Nordisk Wins Design Award for NovoTwist Needle

Novo Nordisk has been awarded a Good Design Award for NovoTwist(TM), the new needle designed for use with the insulin delivery device FlexPen(R). The needle, which has a simple 'just twist' attachment and detachment, makes injection easier for people with diabetes.


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Using Vitamin C Plus Insulin to Stop Diabetes Damage

Using Vitamin C Plus Insulin to Stop Diabetes Damage
Researchers have found a way to stop the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes with the combination of insulin and a common vitamin found in most medicine cabinets. This simply means that getting your glucose under control is not enough.


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Insulin therapy effective, accepted in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

A new study shows that insulin-based therapy was safe, effective, well accepted and did not cause greater weight gain or hypoglycemia in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.


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Poor math skills may worsen diabetes control

A new study suggests that diabetic adults' ability to work with numbers may affect their management of the disease -- and that, in turn, may help explain racial differences in diabetes control.


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Diabetes drug metformin could extend lives

British researchers believe that metformin used to treat type 2 diabetes could also extend lives...


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Insulin reverses elderly muscle loss

Insulin may help turn back the clock on elderly muscle loss, U.S. researchers said.


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