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                    [Title] => Type 2 diabetes drug turns 30
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                    [DatePublished] => 2007-08-09 00:00:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 375197
                    [Title] => Drug found to delay type 2 diabetes
                    [Summary] => 

Type 2 diabetes patients can now look forward to the potential prevention of complications of said disease after an international study found out that rosiglitazone maleate has successfully reduced the risk of monotherapy failure in people who have the disease.


Results from ADOPT (A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial) demonstrated that initial treatment with rosiglitazone maleate reduced the risk of monotherapy failure in people with type 2 diabetes by 32 percent compared to metformin, and 63 percent compared to glyburide at five years.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289786 [Title] => Controlling blood pressure could save lives of diabetics [Summary] => People with diabetes have to watch not only their blood sugar level but their blood pressure as well.

A number of large-scale studies have shown that having a blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg (millimeter of mercury) greatly reduces the risk of diabetes-related complications such as heart attack and stroke.

The Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) trial published in the Lancet demonstrated that tight blood pressure control using a combination of antihypertension drugs felodipine and ramipril resulted in a fewer incidence of stroke and heart attack.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246268 [Title] => Managing diabetes with 2-in-1 medicine [Summary] => Ernie Q. is a bank executive who has been battling diabetes for 10 years now. All these years, he has been prescribed several medicines to manage his ailment and its complications.

Like many diabetics, Ernie is hoping for a cure. Cognizant that diabetes is a chronic disease which involves long-term treatment, he is willing to try a breakthrough pill.

Many diabetics are not aware that the use of an effective medicine is very essential in the management of diabetes. Failure to manage it may result in serious damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236014 [Title] => Diabetes is also a heart disease [Summary] => Diabetes is a complex disease that can be difficult to understand and an even greater challenge to manage. Life-threatening complications such as heart disease and stroke often accompany this disease.

It is estimated that two out of three diabetes patients will eventually succumb to heart disease. Alarmingly, most people who have diabetes are unaware of their increased risk for heart disease and stroke.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 235201 [Title] => Specific treatment of mechanisms causing diabetes recommended [Summary] => Although diabetes is simply regarded as a failure of the pancreas to secrete enough insulin to control the blood sugar, diabetes experts are now recommending focus on its specific mechanisms causing the disorder which ultimately lead to serious complications.

Medical experts have now identified insulin resistance as a key factor which contributes to the development of complications in diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease associated with high levels of glucose in the bloodstream (hyperglycemia).
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 232865 [Title] => Fixed-dose combination pills recommended [Summary] => Fixed-dose combination (FDC) pills are now recommended by many health experts because the combined efficacy of the component drugs are conveniently contained in one pill. Hence, better patient compliance is obtained, and the FDC pill is usually more economical.

The important criterion for recommending an FDC preparation, however, is that the component drugs must be considered rational.

Health experts explain that the components of the FDC drug must be proven to be either additive or synergistic such that the overall effect of the FDC is enhanced.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 232081 [Title] => Insulin resistance needs to be addressed in diabetes [Summary] => Medical experts have identified insulin resistance as a key factor which contributes to the development of complications in diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease associated with high levels of glucose in the bloodstream (hyperglycemia). Diabetes mellitus, the most common type of diabetes, is characterized by beta-cell dysfunction where the pancreas is unable to produce adequate insulin. Insulin resistance also develops, which is a condition wherein the body fails to respond to the circulating insulin effectively.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227769 [Title] => World Diabetes Day marked tomorrow [Summary] => Every year, a day is set aside to commemorate the World Diabetes Day (WDD) and this year, it is marked tomorrow.

The WDD is a major global awareness campaign for diabetes organized by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme revolves around the effect of diabetes on the kidney.

Majority of patients with diabetes are at high risk of developing severe kidney disease which may end up in kidney failure, requiring long-term dialysis or kidney transplantation.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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