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  2. Pantoprazole - Wikipedia

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    Pantoprazole, sold under the brand name Protonix, among others, is a medication used for the treatment of stomach ulcers, short-term treatment of erosive esophagitis due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis, and pathological hypersecretory conditions including Zollinger–Ellison syndrome.

  3. Pramlintide - Wikipedia

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    Pramlintide has been approved on 3/16/2005 by the FDA, for use by type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who use insulin. [6] (subscription required) Pramlintide allows patients to use less insulin, lowers average blood sugar levels, and substantially reduces what otherwise would be a large unhealthy rise in blood sugar that occurs in diabetics right after eating.

  4. Dawn phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    In non-diabetic patients, there is a modest increase in insulin secretion just before dawn which compensates for the increased glucose being released from the liver to prevent hyperglycemia. However, studies have shown that diabetic patients fail to compensate for this transiently increased blood glucose release, resulting in hyperglycemia.

  5. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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    Drugs used in diabetes treat diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood. With the exception of insulin, most GLP-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pramlintide, all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents. There are ...

  6. Nothing by mouth - Wikipedia

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    With sufficient IV fluids, NPO periods of several days have been utilized successfully in non-diabetic patients (although short NPO periods in diabetics are possible with IV fluids, insulin, and dextrose. [citation needed] Extended periods (greater than 12 hours) are still contraindicated).

  7. Fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: 40 players to start or ...

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    Week 12 marks the first "Byemageddon” of the NFL season in fantasy football. A season-high six teams have their bye this week: the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati ...

  8. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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    Unlike type 1 diabetic patients, patients with T2D can still produce insulin, so usually these patients take oral medications first before requiring insulin for diabetic control. [2] Patient education [31] and compliance with treatment is very important in managing the disease. Improper use of medications and insulin can be very dangerous ...

  9. Discovery and development of proton pump inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    Pantoprazole was first prepared in April 1985 by a small group of scale-up chemists. It is a dimethoxy-substituted pyridine bound to a fluoroalkoxy substituted benzimidazole. [5] Pantoprazole sodium is available as gastroresistant or delayed release tablets and as lyophilized powder for intravenous use.