Word: metformin
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Participants in the D.P.P. were divided into three groups. One was given the diabetes drug metformin, one was given a dummy pill, and one was enrolled in a nutrition and exercise program with the goal for participants to lose 7% of their initial weight and to exercise 30 minutes a day, five times a week...
...people who are overweight and whose bodies have already started having trouble metabolizing glucose. Indeed, one of those studies, sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, had to be cut short because the exercise program was nearly twice as effective as the prescription drug metformin in the prevention of diabetes. In both studies, the best results were felt by subjects who lost 5% of their starting weight. But the second study, conducted in Finland, showed that walking had at least some positive effect even in those folks who did not lose weight...
...With 14 generic companies lined up to start making generic Glucophage, consumers stand to benefit greatly if BMS is not successful with its unorthodox interpretation of FDA rules. Analysts believe the price of the product, whose generic name is metformin, would plummet immediately by at least 30%, with greater price cuts as time passed...
...they make modest changes in diet and exercise, according to a study released last week by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Indeed, the research showed that lifestyle changes are much more effective in preventing the condition than treatment with an antidiabetes drug called metformin...