Precose, manufactured by Bayer Corporation, has been in use in Europe for years as Glucobay, is the brand name of Acarbose in the United States. This product is in a alpha-glucosidase inhibitor meaning that it works in the intestines to slow the digestion of carb...

How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance in 5 Simple Steps In my last article about diabetes, I explained which tests you need to determine whether you've got diabetes or pre-diabetes. Now I'm going to share with you my top advice for preventing -- and ...

In order to determine if a person has diabetes, there are some blood tests that can be performed. To perform the fasting glucose test, the doctor will take blood from a vein in the patient’s arm, but it is important that the patient has not eaten in the last 8 ho...

Do I need to take diabetes medicine?What if I have type 1 diabetes?Type 1 is the type of diabetes that people most often get before 30 years of age. All people with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin (IN-suh-lin) because their bodies do not make enough of it. Insu...

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Abstract: A 48-year-old diabetic man was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant, weight loss, night sweats, fatigue, and anorexia. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen revealed multi...

National Diabetes Information ClearinghouseInsulin resistance insulin resistancen. A state of diminished effectiveness of insulin in lowering the levels of blood sugar, usually resulting from insulin binding by antibodies, and associated with such conditions as obesit...

Abstract: Chronic hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes is responsible for an array of microvascular and macrovascular complications that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Several well-conducted large clinical studies have shown that normalizing blood g...

KEY POINTS * Acne prevalence varies substantially between populations and is low in non-Westernised societies consuming traditional diets. * A unifying feature of traditional diets is low glycaemic load. * High-glycaemic-load diets have recently been impli...

SCREENING FOR DIABETES To treat diabetes, we must first make the diagnosis. Based on the presence of diabetic retinopathy, it is estimated that in the United States the newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patient has had diabetes for an average of 8 years. It is n...

Mode of Action The alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are competitive, reversible inhibitors of alpha-amylase from the pancreas and alpha-glucosidase, which is found in the brush border of the small intestine. This inhibition results in reduced postprandial increase...

Glufast([R]) Shows Activity as Monotherapy and in Combination with Metformin CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the publication of clinical data highlighting the ability of Glufast([R]) (mitiglinide calcium hydrate) monotherapy, ...

The choice of an insulin depends upon the condition of the patient. In emergencies such as diabetic coma, crystalline insulin (only soluble insulin) is preferred because of its quick onset of action. It is repeated at 6-hour intervals given intravenously usually, unt...

When people hear the diagnoses of diabetes, they tend to assume that insulin injections are the only course of treatment available to them. With Type 2 diabetes this is not the case, and there are many different diabetes treatment drugs that your doctor may recommend...

Diabetes is not contagious. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood. Diabetes mellitus is a disease where people have too much glucose (a kind of sugar)...

Hyperglycemia, particularly postprandial hyperglycemia, is thought to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes. The STOP-Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (STOP-NIDDM) trial demonstrated that acarbose, an alpha-glucosidas...

LOS ANGELES -- Oral acarbose may be as effective as insulin therapy for glycemic control in patients with gestational diabetes if they adhere to dietary recommendations, a preliminary study of 110 patients suggests. ...

Until recently in the United States, only the sulfonylureas and insulin were available for use in patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes who had not responded to diet therapy. In the past few years, however, the biguanide metformin (Glucophage) has been r...

The Food and Drug Administration recently made it possible for people with Type II diabetes to skin the proverbial cat in more than one way. The agency doubled the number of treatment options by approving two new medications that work quite differently. ...

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects about 5 percent of adults and has rapidly rising prevalence that is a significant concern. Persons with impaired glucose tolerance are at high risk of progression to type 2 diabetes and substantial morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle in...

Drugs Used in Diabetes - Choice of Insulin The choice of an insulin depends upon the condition of the patient. In emergencies such as diabetic coma, crystalline insulin (only soluble insulin) is preferred because of its quick onset of action. It is repea...