New Drug May Help Achieve Norm...

Oct 24, 2011 by

New Drug May Help Achieve Normal Blood Sugar Levels

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the injectable medicine Byetta. The drug will be made available to millions of people...

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How Safe Are Dietary Supplemen...

Sep 14, 2011 by

How Safe Are Dietary Supplements and Herb Remedies?

Most of us assume that dietary supplements are better than prescription and over the counter drugs when it comes to safety and...

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Here is How the Safety of Medi...

Sep 13, 2011 by

Here is How the Safety of Medication is Determined in the U.S.

Americans rely heavily on prescription and over the counter drugs to treat disease or mild symptoms such as headaches, a fact that...

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Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Reje...

Jul 21, 2011 by

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Rejected by FDA Panel

Could it be that the FDA is paying more attention to what is doing? The Panel has voted NO on a drug to treat diabetes type 2 due to...

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Should You Have Foods that Are...

Mar 21, 2011 by

Should You Have Foods that Are High in Iron or Iron Supplements?

Iron is needed to make healthy red blood cells, which supply the body with oxygen. Without enough iron, your immune system will not...

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Wondering Why Always Tired? Ch...

Feb 16, 2011 by

Wondering Why Always Tired? Check The Side Effects of Your Medication

If you are always tired you may have already told your doctor about the problem, only to hear him/her say: “According to your...

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Metformin Better than Sulphony...

Dec 1, 2010 by

Metformin Better than Sulphonylureas to Prevent Kidney Problems

Although Metformin is not recommended for people with heart failure, it seems to protect the kidneys better than sulphonylureas in...

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Avandia Side Effects Informati...

Nov 29, 2010 by

Avandia Side Effects Information

I have written several articles about oral medication for type 2 diabetes. Today I bring you here a website where you can have access...

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Avandia Increases Heart Diseas...

Nov 26, 2010 by

Avandia Increases Heart Disease Risk

You may have read my articles on type 2 diabetes oral medication. Here is additional information on the harmful effects of Avandia for...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 8, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment: DPP 4 Inhibitors

A kind of new diabetes 2 treatment is a medication called DPP-4 inhibitors. It works by blocking DPP-4, the enzyme that breaks down...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 5, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment: Glitinides

Glitinides are similar to sulfonylureas since by stimulating the beta cells in the pancreas to release insulin, they help lower...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 4, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment: Glitazones

Thiazolidinediones, commonly known as glitazones, TZDs or insulin sensitizers, is the most controversial group of medications...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 3, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment – Part 3

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are the third type of pills available to treat type 2 diabetes. There are...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 2, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment: Biguanides

Part 1 – Part 2 In Part 2 of our series Oral medications for diabetes 2 treatment we review biguanides, a second type of...

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A List of Oral Medications for...

Nov 1, 2010 by

A List of Oral Medications for Diabetes 2 Treatment: Sulfonylureas

Part 1 When diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, your doctor will recommend that you to take two main steps: to increase your level of...

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