Common diabetes treatment could extend hypoglycaemia

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that a common treatment for people with type 2 diabetes could cause longer-than-normal periods of the low blood sugar reaction hypoglycaemia, which may result in increased health risks to people with diabetes.

The treatment is the use of the peptide GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) in combination with insulin, which is now used throughout the world as a standard therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes.

A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide's School of Medicine has investigated the impact of this combination therapy on how quickly the stomach empties after eating food.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-common-diabetes-treatment-hypoglycaemia.html
 
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