Long-term sulfonylurea use tied to higher risk of low blood sugar unawareness in type 2 diabetes patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 July 2024 9:45 AM ISTSulfonylureas are a class of oral medications used to manage blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. These drugs increase insulin...
Intensive Glycaemic Control Sustains Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes Management, reveals Long-Term Study Medha Baranwal28 Jun 2024 9:00 AM ISTUK: In a groundbreaking development, the findings of extended post-trial monitoring of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on intensive glycaemic...
Use of Sulfonylureas may increase risk of dementia among diabetes patients Aditi13 Jun 2023 10:30 AM ISTA study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has provided evidence that sulfonylureas, especially glyburide, maybe a suboptimal...
Metformin lowers risk of osteoarthritis in type 2 diabetes patients: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTIn comparison to sulfonylurea medication, metformin treatment was linked with a significantly lower risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) in a large,...
Gemigliptin-metformin combo leads to better glycemic control without hypoglycemia risk Medha Baranwal18 March 2023 10:30 AM ISTSouth Korea: Treatment with gemigliptin-metformin combination therapy led to the higher achievement of the glycemic target without weight gain or...
USV slashes price of diabetes drug Jalra DP by 20 percent Dr. Nandita Mohan10 Oct 2022 2:02 PM ISTIn a move to make diabetes therapy more accessible to patients, Indian pharma major USV has brought down the price of its product Jalra-DP,...
Medical Bulletin 17/December/2021 Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Dec 2021 5:47 PM ISTHere are Top Medical stories of the day Dupilumab new treatment option for moderate-to-severe asthma in kids A new medication has been...
Metformin improves outcomes in patients with HF and diabetes, finds Study Medha Baranwal16 Dec 2021 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study involving older U.S. adults hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with comorbid diabetes found metformin initiation to be...
Metformin and sulfonylurea reduces death risk in type 2 diabetes patients having COVID-19: Study Medha Baranwal9 Nov 2021 11:21 AM ISTChina: A recent study in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology has suggested that metformin and sulfonylurea may reduce mortality risk in patients...
