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Glycosmedia
- weekly publication |
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Due to lack of funding Glycosmedia will now
be published weekly. If we can raise sufficient income we will
revert back to a daily publication. We would welcome offers of
advertising, sponsorship or educational grants. Glycosmedia now
has over 1,300 subscribers. Please contact us for information (Editor) |
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Prescribing
for Diabetes in England: Supplement - January 2002 to March 2009 |
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The number of prescription items and Net Ingredient
Cost (NIC) are used to analyse volume, expenditure and trends in
the prescribing of insulin and anti-diabetic drugs (NHS Information
Centre) |
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Effect
of adjunct metformin treatment on levels of plasma lipids in
patients with type 1 diabetes |
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In patients with poorly controlled T1DM, at
similar glycaemic levels, adjunct metformin therapy during 1 year
significantly lowered levels of proatherogenic cholesterolaemia
independent of statin therapy (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism) |
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Systematic
Review: Glucose Control and Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2
Diabetes |
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Intensive glucose control reduced the risk for
some cardiovascular disease outcomes (such as nonfatal myocardial
infarction), did not reduce the risk for cardiovascular death or
all-cause mortality, and increased the risk for severe hypoglycemia
(Annals of Internal Medicine) |
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Effects
of Initiating Insulin and Metformin on Glycemic Control and Inflammatory
Biomarkers Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes |
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In patients with recent-onset type 2 diabetes,
treatment with insulin or metformin compared with placebo did not
reduce inflammatory biomarker levels despite improving glucose
control (JAMA) |
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Role
of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade in Patients With Diabetes
Mellitus |
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Overwhelming evidence suggests that the RAS
plays an important role in the pathogenesis of DM and its associated
cardiovascular risks (American Journal of Cardiology) |
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Inspiring
New Online Destination From Bayer Diabetes Care |
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Bayer Diabetes Care is continuing to simplify
life for people with diabetes with the launch of simplewins.com, an online destination designed to inspire people with diabetes and help them
meet the day-to-day challenges of living with and managing the
disease (PharmaLive) |
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Diabetes
centre honours pioneer |
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A new centre for diabetes patients, named after
one of Scotland's leading experts on the condition, has opened
in Lanarkshire (BBC, UK) |
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Effectiveness
of Cinnamon for Lowering Hemoglobin A1C in Patients with Type
2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial |
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Taking cinnamon could be useful for lowering
serum HbA1C in type 2 diabetics with HbA1C >7.0 in addition to usual care (Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine) |
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