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  2. Prevention of type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Some studies have shown delayed progression to diabetes in predisposed patients through prophylactic use of metformin, [17] [5] rosiglitazone, [18] or valsartan. [19] Lifestyle interventions are, however, more effective than metformin alone at preventing diabetes regardless of weight loss, [20] though evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions and metformin together can be effective ...

  3. Why Doctors Are Calling This Common Medication a "Wonder Drug"

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    Metformin helps manage blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes in a few different ways: It helps the body respond better to the insulin it makes naturally, decreases the amount of sugar the ...

  4. 6 Benefits of Taking Metformin (Besides Weight Loss) - AOL

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    Another small study on people without diabetes who were overweight or had obesity found that those taking metformin lost between 5.6 and 6.5 percent of their body weight. In contrast, the control ...

  5. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Since alpha-glucosidase inhibitors prevent the degradation of complex carbohydrates into glucose, the carbohydrates will remain in the intestine. In the colon, bacteria will digest the complex carbohydrates, thereby causing gastrointestinal side effects such as flatulence and diarrhea. Since these effects are dose-related, it is generally ...

  6. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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    Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes. Treatments include agents that (1) increase the amount of insulin secreted by the pancreas, (2) increase the sensitivity of target organs to insulin, (3) decrease the rate at which glucose is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and (4) increase the loss of glucose through ...

  7. National Diabetes Month: Focus on steps to prevent Type 2 ...

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    Right now, there’s no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Although type 1 diabetes usually appears during childhood or adolescence, it can develop in adults. Even after a lot of research, type 1 ...

  8. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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    The main goal of diabetes management is to keep blood glucose (BG) levels as normal as possible. [1] If diabetes is not well controlled, further challenges to health may occur. [1] People with diabetes can measure blood sugar by various methods, such as with a BG meter or a continuous glucose monitor, which monitors over several days. [2]

  9. Can just 30 minutes of exercise help prevent type 2 diabetes?

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    Even occasional rounds of 30-minute exercise could help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as help people with this condition better maintain blood sugar control, a new study suggests.