Researchers have found that in youth age 10-19, neither initial treatment with long-acting insulin followed by metformin, nor metformin alone, preserved the body’s ability to make insulin. The results of their investigation were published in the journal Diabetes Care. The publication was concurrent in June 2018 to a presentation of the results at the American… Continue reading Two Diabetes Medications Don’t Slow Progress of Diabetes in Youth
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Low-Cost Drug Not Being Prescribed to Pre-Diabetes Patients
There’s a low-cost drug that can help prevent the onset of diabetes, but few doctors are prescribing it, according to a new study. The study, from investigators at UCLA, was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. It found that only 3.7 percent of adults with pre-diabetes were given metformin during a… Continue reading Low-Cost Drug Not Being Prescribed to Pre-Diabetes Patients