A recent announcement by Pharmaceutical giant Roche that they will launch their new diabetic drug Taspoglutide is supposed to be their blockbuster move. Another diabetic drug?Does this one do anything different for us than the others on the market?
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Do We Need Another Diabetes Drug?
Friday, May 27th, 2011Obese, Pear-Shaped Women Can Benefit
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Our obesity links us to diseases, early death; it makes us unhealthy, more susceptible to illness and terrible things in our lives. We know, as a people, that obesity will kill us. We know that people who lose weight reduce the amount of medication that they are on, feel better, work harder, and are stronger, emotionally balanced and overall happier. But, a recent article on CNN.com also suggests that the more you weigh, the more likely you are to have a bad memory. Can this be true? What can we do to make ourselves as healthy as we can be?
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Heart Stents Are Not More Effective Than Traditional Treatment
Friday, February 18th, 2011
We expect that when something new about modern medicine is discovered, we will find the best course of action and treatment, and as a society, will move towards that, but it is proven time and time again how that theory can be completely wrong.
The “Courage” Study in 2007 was supposed to change the way that cardiologists functioned. Basically, it found that a generic group of drugs yielded the same results as a $15,000 heart stent procedure. And this was supposed to change everything. Doctors would start realizing that this was the right way to go, and not put their patients through procedure of questionable value. But that did not happen.
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Diabetic Drugs lowering Blood Sugar Can Harm You
Monday, May 24th, 2010
Diabetics work their whole lives on lowering blood sugar levels and little do they know that with decreasing it they make risk of death even higher.
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Another Risk Factor for Diabetes Discovered
Friday, August 7th, 2009
A new study suggests that increased breast size by the age of 20 may signify a higher risk for diabetes in mid-life. Data was gathered from Nurses Health Study 11 to show that the correlation does exist.
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FDA approved drugs Avandia and Actos can cause fracture
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Remember: it can kill like a hip or spine fracture. It is especially dangerous in diabetic patients because their ability to heal is severely impaired. Should they do everything possible to prevent a fracture? Absolutely – like preventing falls. However, it looks like falls are not the major threat for diabetics any more. So what is it now? Guess what? Drugs! Continue reading “FDA approved drugs Avandia and Actos can cause fracture” »
Diabetes: how to improve your sugar control with herbs
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Why? – Because the vast majority of diabetic meds bring blood sugar down. Sounds wonderful but what is the result of low sugar? Increased appetite! What happens next? Weight gain which results in a blood sugar level increase. Looks like a vicious circle, right? The only medicine I believe is good is metformin. Continue reading “Diabetes: how to improve your sugar control with herbs” »
Which is better for diabetic patients: a low sugar level or a high one?
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Because from my personal experience as a physician I know, that a low sugar level is very dangerous. And this was confirmed in a recent study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine this year.
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Six Deaths Linked to Byetta
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
FDA approved diabetic drug Byetta was linked to the cause of 2 patients deaths.
How To Bring Down Sugar Naturally
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Everybody knows how difficult it is to treat diabetes. The problem is that with the use of medications, blood sugar is going down, begetting increased appetite, which obviously leads to weight gain, resulting in eventual elevation of blood sugar instead of a decrease.
More Diabetic Drugs Can Cause More Deaths
Friday, February 8th, 2008
The results of an Accord study showed that tight control of diabetes may actually be causing more deaths. So more drugs can equal more deaths!
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A Surgical Cure For Overcoming Diabetes
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
A new surgical cure for diabetes might not be as attractive as one might think. A cure for Diabetes could change the world. Continue reading “A Surgical Cure For Overcoming Diabetes” »