FDA Approves New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 17, 2006 @11:35PM from the sweet-ideas dept.

Neopallium writes to tell us that the FDA has approved the first of a new kind of treatment for type 2 diabetes. From the article: "JANUVIA belongs to a new breakthrough class of prescription medications called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors that improves blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes. JANUVIA enhances a natural body system called the incretin system, which helps to regulate glucose by affecting the beta cells and alpha cells in the pancreas. Through DPP-4 inhibition, JANUVIA works only when blood sugar is elevated to address diminished insulin due to beta-cell dysfunction and uncontrolled production of glucose by the liver due to alpha-cell and beta-cell dysfunction."

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*reads summary* by The+MAZZTer · 2006-10-17 23:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'll, uh, take your word for it...
Er by tygerstripes · 2006-10-17 23:47 · Score: 0, Offtopic

What?

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"This is a drug... by RandoFernando · 2006-10-18 00:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...that gives worms to ex-girlfriends!"