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Promising Drug for Type 2 Diabetics
January 29, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Drug News
Allison said that the drug has a great safety profile, it is inexpensive and has the potential to reduce blood sugar and may prove useful in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
According to the researchers, the drug which is similar to aspirin is promising enough to spur three more trials to see if salsalate can also treat diabetes by lowering blood glucose, slow the progression of coronary artery disease in those with metabolic syndrome, and perhaps prevent diabetes in those at high risk.
Allison said that it has long been known that high doses of aspirin could reduce blood glucose levels, but the risk of stomach bleeding is too high to allow for this treatment to be used.
Allison also noted that it has also been known for several years that inflammatory markers and proteins are elevated in people with diabetes and that aspirin can reduce inflammation.
In animal studies, it has been shown that aspirin could be effective, but since it could not safely be used in humans at high doses, the researchers thought of designing a new drug.
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