There is a trend toward greater use of newer glucose-lowering drugs with cardiovascular benefit, raising hopes for better outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes but with concern about the high cost of the agents, researchers say. Two new studies explore this relatively recent diabetes prescribing trend. In one study, […]
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Lisa Hepner still remembers the shock of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a 21-year-old student. She thought she was just tired from too much partying. But her pancreas had stopped making the insulin needed to break down sugar, doctors said. It could shorten her life and cause a […]