But, even though diabetes is such a significant risk factor for dementia, the researchers found that there was little research on the
effect of diabetes medications on dementia risk.
So, for example, a gene that promotes the production of insulin might be added to a microbe that scientists want to turn into a cellular
factory of the diabetes medication.
Compared to people taking another class
of diabetes medications called sulfonylureas, those taking metformin had a 20 percent reduced risk of developing dementia over the five - year study period.
«It is imperative that we gain
understanding of diabetes medications and their impact on the heart in order to design optimal treatment regimens for patients,» said Janet B. McGill, MD, professor of medicine and a study co-author, who sees patients at Barnes - Jewish Hospital.
In light of a recent safety announcement by the federal Food and Drug Administration, U.S. regulators are reviewing the
safety of the diabetes medication, Avandia, which is made by GlaxoSmithKline.
You also worry about more mundane but no less vexing concerns, such as the fiscal health of your business, the
cost of your diabetes medications, and whether or not you might be able to hold on to your health plan if your company goes out of business.
I can thus bring to you not only proven consultative sales skills, but also an understanding of laboratory protocols and scientific terminology which will ensure my swift mastery of the applications and counterindications of your
line of diabetes medications.
However, bitter melon may enhance the effects
of diabetes medication and cause hypoglycemia, which is a condition in which a person has a dangerously low blood sugar level.
Heart attacks were also an alleged side effect
of the diabetes medications, a condition in which a blood clot starves part of the heart of oxygen eventually causing the tissue to die.