Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Type 2 Diabetes develops when the body doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal blood glucose level, or when the body is unable to effectively use the insulin that is being produced.
It's a significant health risk, with nearly 3 million people diagnosed with the disease in the UK alone (source: Diabetes UK). As well as being complex to treat (read expensive), it often has complications and has high co-mortality and co-morbidity rates. So any treatment advances are good news.
New data has just emerged in clinical trials, with just such good news. An experimental drug called TAK-875 has been shown to lower blood sugar more than an older, generic medicine, whilst also having significantly fewer side effects.
http://www.privatehealth.co.uk/news/march-2012/treatment-for-type-2-diabetes-36747/
It's a significant health risk, with nearly 3 million people diagnosed with the disease in the UK alone (source: Diabetes UK). As well as being complex to treat (read expensive), it often has complications and has high co-mortality and co-morbidity rates. So any treatment advances are good news.
New data has just emerged in clinical trials, with just such good news. An experimental drug called TAK-875 has been shown to lower blood sugar more than an older, generic medicine, whilst also having significantly fewer side effects.
http://www.privatehealth.co.uk/news/march-2012/treatment-for-type-2-diabetes-36747/