Antidiabetic Drugs
Antidiabetic drugs are medications used to treat diabetes mellitus by lowering blood glucose levels. Generally, metformin is the first medication prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It works by lowering glucose production in the liver and improving your body's sensitivity to insulin so that your body uses insulin more effectively. Antidiabetic drugs have been approved as a kind of treatment.
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JAN 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 14, 2022
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 11, 2022
Up to 10 percent of the population have benign lumps on their adrenal glands, triangular hormone-secreting glands that s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 01, 2021
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
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Cardiology
NOV 10, 2021
Low blood sugar, otherwise called ‘hypoglycemia,’ is common among patients that have diabetes. This is espec
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
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