Saturday 12 April 2014

Common Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Could Extend Hypoglycemia

At the University of Adelaide, researchers have discovered that a common treatment for people with type 2 diabetes could cause longer-than-normal periods of the low blood sugar reaction hypoglycemia. This treatment may result in increased health risks to people with diabetes. The treatment is the use of the peptide GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) in combination with insulin, which is now used throughout the world as a standard therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

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