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View Post: Diabetes Drugs Go Head-to-Head in Study (HealthDay)
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View Post: Metformin vs. Sulfonylureas for Diabetes
10 hours ago
Researchers report that diabetes patients who used sulfonylureas had a higher risk of death from all causes and a higher risk of heart failure than diabetes patients who used the most widely prescribed diabetes drug -- metformin. ... Second -generation versions from the study include glipizide (Glucotrol), gliclazide, glimepiride (Amaryl), and glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase, Glycron, Glynase). Study researcher Ionna Tzoulaki, PhD, of the Imperial College London, tells WebMD ...
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View Post: Diabetes Drugs Go Head-to-Head in Study [ Glam Media Network Blog ...
10 hours ago
... of diabetes treatment performed less well than metformin in a study of oral antidiabetes drugs but doctors said the findings arent necessarily a reason to discontinue taking them Glyburide glipizide and glimepiride are examples of ...
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View Post: Glipazide
21 Feb 2007
Glipizide may be prescribed to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. This eMedTV resource explains how the drug works and lists some potential side effects to be aware of. Glipazide is a common misspelling of ...
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View Post: Diabetes Treatment And Info: All You Need To Know
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22 Nov 2009 by admin   ...
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View Post: Hypoglycemia - Diabetes Forums
3 Dec 2009 by chaynes  
I'm a new member - but not new to diabetes. I'm 53 and over the past year have lost 70 lbs. Prior to the weight loss, I was on Metformin and glipizide - now I'm diet controlled and every A1C gets a little better. ...
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View Post: Sulfonylurea, thiazolidinedione risks vs metformin British cohort ...
18 hours ago
This is consistent with the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association and International Diabetes Federation, which favor metformin as the initial treatment for type 2 diabetes," write the authors, led by Dr Ioanna Tzoulaki ( Imperial ... b. 1st-generation sulfonylureas: acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, tolbutamide, or tolazamide. c. 2nd-generation sulfonylureas: glipizide, gliquidone, glimepiride, glibenclamide, or gliclazide. d. p=0.011. e. p<0.001. f. p=0.024 ...
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View Post: Generic Glucotrol (Glipizide SR)
1 Dec 2009 by hisayoo71  
Glucotrol (Glipizide SR) is an anti-diabetic medicine (sulfonylurea-type) used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). ...
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