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Drug could stave off diabetes: GSK's Avandia, used to treat the disease, may also prevent or delay it, a new study finds.

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| September 16, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Sabine Vollmer

Sep. 16--A pill GlaxoSmithKline sells to treat diabetes is the first medicine that may also prevent or delay the onset of the disease.

Data from the largest diabetes prevention study ever done show that Avandia reduces the chance of getting diabetes by 60 percent among those at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Results of the study, which was partly paid for by the company, were presented at a medical conference in Denmark on Friday. The study was also published online in The Lancet, a noted British medical journal. Type 2, the most common form of diabetes, affects about 21 million Americans and more than 200 million people worldwide, and the number is growing, according to the American Diabetes…

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