Very useful for a juvenile diabetic like me. Thanks buddy.
At 07:27 PM 12-09-10, you wrote:
Although the article pasted below does not relate itself to any
blindness or technology, the fact that diabetes is one of several
causes for blindness might be useful to disseminate the information.
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Diabetes treatment to help patients shed weight
Published: Sunday, Sep 12, 2010, 17:32 IST
Place: London | Agency: IANS
An injection that controls diabetes and fights obesity could be
available in Britain by Christmas.
The injection, called Victoza, has been given the go ahead by drugs
watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
The jab, which also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, could
free many type-2 diabetics from having to take insulin, reports the
Daily Mail.
While insulin causes weight gain, Victoza, also known as
liraglutide, sheds pounds - bringing extra health benefits.
Rather than injecting insulin straight into the body, Victoza helps
patients stabilise their blood sugar levels by stimulating the
pancreas into releasing insulin.
Draft guidance, which is likely to be rubber-stamped next month,
recommends the jab when other key diabetes drugs fail.
It is also deemed suitable for extremely overweight diabetics and
those who have driving and other jobs that prevent them from taking insulin.
In all cases, it should be taken in combination with other diabetes
drugs and treatment should be continued only if the patient is benefiting.
David Haslam, a general practitioner who already has experience of
prescribing the jab, said: "If someone is having other problems
because they are obese and they can't afford to go on insulin
because of their work, then it is absolutely appropriate they get this drug."
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_diabetes-treatment-to-help-patients-shed-weight_1436935
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