Rob43
11-01-2009, 07:46 PM
Just found this news a few minutes ago.
Diet, exercise and, to a lesser extent, an inexpensive drug can help keep Type 2 diabetes at bay for up to 10 years, researchers said.
In a new study, individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes significantly reduced their chances of developing the condition by taking the diabetes drug metformin and adhering to a diet-and-exercise program, according to Dr. William C. Knowler and colleagues on the government's Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group.
Writing online in The Lancet, the researchers said people initially assigned to diet and physical activity modifications showed a 34 percent reduction in later diagnosis of type 2 diabetes during follow-up, compared to a group that took a placebo pill.
Another group assigned to metformin treatment were at 18 percent less risk for type 2 diabetes compared with the placebo group. Metformin is a popular oral drug often used as a first-line treatment for incipient Type 2 diabetes.
Exercise, Diet, Metformin Controls Diabetes - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesNews/exercise-diet-metformin-controls-diabetes/story?id=8948400)
Diet, exercise and, to a lesser extent, an inexpensive drug can help keep Type 2 diabetes at bay for up to 10 years, researchers said.
In a new study, individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes significantly reduced their chances of developing the condition by taking the diabetes drug metformin and adhering to a diet-and-exercise program, according to Dr. William C. Knowler and colleagues on the government's Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group.
Writing online in The Lancet, the researchers said people initially assigned to diet and physical activity modifications showed a 34 percent reduction in later diagnosis of type 2 diabetes during follow-up, compared to a group that took a placebo pill.
Another group assigned to metformin treatment were at 18 percent less risk for type 2 diabetes compared with the placebo group. Metformin is a popular oral drug often used as a first-line treatment for incipient Type 2 diabetes.
Exercise, Diet, Metformin Controls Diabetes - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesNews/exercise-diet-metformin-controls-diabetes/story?id=8948400)