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In Case You Missed it, Diabetics May Have a New Worry From an Unlikely Source
By Sean Williams
January 17, 2015
A diabetes diagnosis may not strike fear into patients like hearing the word "cancer," but it is nonetheless a serious and chronic long-term disease that can lead to a number of worrisome complications.
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Commonly, diabetes is treated with prescription medicines designed to help diabetics control their glycemic balance. Over the past decade we've witnessed more than two dozen diabetes medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration strictly for blood sugar control. Perhaps none is better known for type 2 diabetics than Merck's Januvia. As a DPP-4 inhibitor, Januvia's job is to slow the removal of an enzyme known as DPP-4 from your body, which helps trigger the release of insulin and ultimately lowers your blood sugar.
But, could these same medicines designed to help diabetics control their disease also be harming them?
In Case You Missed it, Diabetics May Have a New Worry From an Unlikely Source
By Sean Williams
January 17, 2015
A diabetes diagnosis may not strike fear into patients like hearing the word "cancer," but it is nonetheless a serious and chronic long-term disease that can lead to a number of worrisome complications.
...
Commonly, diabetes is treated with prescription medicines designed to help diabetics control their glycemic balance. Over the past decade we've witnessed more than two dozen diabetes medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration strictly for blood sugar control. Perhaps none is better known for type 2 diabetics than Merck's Januvia. As a DPP-4 inhibitor, Januvia's job is to slow the removal of an enzyme known as DPP-4 from your body, which helps trigger the release of insulin and ultimately lowers your blood sugar.
But, could these same medicines designed to help diabetics control their disease also be harming them?
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