Avandia' May Prevent Diabetes
Avandia' May Prevent Diabetes
Study Shows Drug Cut Diabetes Risk by 60%
"These people weren't asked to drop huge amounts of weight or run 5 miles a day, seven days a week," Deeb says. "They were asked to make modest lifestyle changes, but the risk reductions were dramatic."
While the participants in the Avandia study were also instructed on diet and exercise, it is not clear how many of them changed their eating and exercise habits.
"It is reasonable to think that combining this drug with lifestyle change could result in even greater reductions in diabetes risk, but we can't say this from this study," Deeb says.
In the same government trial, taking the drug metformin (Glucophage), which is already widely used for diabetes prevention, was associated with a 31% reduction in disease risk -- about half that seen in the Avandia study.
Drug 'Avandia' May Prevent Diabetes
Study Shows Drug Cut Diabetes Risk by 60%
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"These people weren't asked to drop huge amounts of weight or run 5 miles a day, seven days a week," Deeb says. "They were asked to make modest lifestyle changes, but the risk reductions were dramatic."
While the participants in the Avandia study were also instructed on diet and exercise, it is not clear how many of them changed their eating and exercise habits.
"It is reasonable to think that combining this drug with lifestyle change could result in even greater reductions in diabetes risk, but we can't say this from this study," Deeb says.
In the same government trial, taking the drug metformin (Glucophage), which is already widely used for diabetes prevention, was associated with a 31% reduction in disease risk -- about half that seen in the Avandia study.
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