Day: January 30, 2012

Exenatide is an injectible medications used for Type 2 Diabetes that has been available for a few years in the form called Byetta. Injectible, but not insulin, it is a medication that improves blood sugar by increasing the body’s own insulin production and blocking the secretion of the counter-hormone glucagon. Effective and proven in twice …

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A new study from the British Medical Journal Lancets claims that checking the blood pressure in both arms is important as a difference between the two is an important indicator of vascular disease. Although interesting, I don’t think this is a worthwhile endeavor and it sounds more like an academic exercise in ‘publishing’ than anything …

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