Diabetes Drugs
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Study finds healthy lifestyle outperforms anti-diabetes drug over time
Health | Jul 06, 2025, 12:59 PM ISTPublished in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal and conducted by researchers including those from The University of New Mexico, US, found that adopting a healthier lifestyle is more effective than using the anti-diabetes drug metformin. Read on to know more.
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Study finds diabetes drug to be effective in lowering risk of heart-related complications
Health | Mar 31, 2025, 07:13 PM ISTSemaglutide can help lower the risk of cardiovascular complications in people with diabetes, a new study has found. Semaglutide is usually used to treat diabetes which works by helping people manage their blood sugar levels. Read on to know more about the study.
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Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for diabetes medication
Business | Sep 06, 2021, 01:24 PM ISTThe NDA received tentative approval upon completion of the first review cycle on September 2, 2021, Zydus Cadila stated.
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Common diabetic drug can trigger rare Covid complications
Science | Dec 29, 2020, 04:31 PM ISTDiabetes patients on glucose-lowering drugs are at risk of rare Covid-19 complications, especially those who use a popular class of diabetes drugs called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), which function by releasing excess glucose in the urine.
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Novartis, Abbott among 4 pharma cos in CCI dock over alleged price-fixing
Business | Dec 14, 2017, 11:33 AM ISTThe Competition Commission of India has initiated probe against four drugmakers for alleged price fixing of a popular anti-diabetic drug.
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New diabetes drugs can reduce the risk of heart and kidney diseases
Lifestyle | Jun 13, 2017, 02:23 PM ISTThe findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine, revealed that the drug called canagliflozin, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disorders by up to 14% and heart failure hospitalization by 33%.
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Bacteria in your body might be causing diabetes. Here's how
Lifestyle | May 31, 2017, 04:19 PM ISTThere are certain kind of bacteria that penetrate the mucous lining of the colon which may promote metabolic disease, especially type-2 diabetes.
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This drug may increase the diabetes risk in older women
Lifestyle | Mar 16, 2017, 06:26 PM ISTOlder women, over 75, taking statins -- cholesterol-lowering drugs -- may be at 33 per cent increased risk of developing diabetes, according to study. The risk increased to over 50 per cent for women taking
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'Weight loss drug, exercise may reduce 80% risk of diabetes'
Lifestyle | Feb 24, 2017, 10:31 AM ISTA latest research on diabetes reveals that injecting a particular weight loss drug along with a combination of specific diet and exercise regime may help in reducing risk of diabetes by 80 per cent in
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Fight harmful cholesterol with a common diabetes drug
Lifestyle | Aug 07, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTLondon: A common diabetes drug Metformin can also help lower “bad” cholesterol that is known for promoting cardiovascular diseases by hardening the arteries, significant research has found."The findings suggest that Metformin might indeed have an
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Major crackdown in US on sale of 'natural' diabetes drugs from India
World | Jul 25, 2013, 05:17 PM ISTWashington, Jul 25: In a major crackdown on illegal sale of India-originating drugs labelled as ‘natural' cure for diabetes, the US health regulator FDA has initiated action against 15 companies, including a Gujarat-based drugmaker, for