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Voglibose may prevent the development of diabetes.(INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWSBRIEFS)
Combined with dietary changes and increased exercise, a drug called voglibose may prevent the development of diabetes in people who already have impaired glucose tolerance. Voglibose reduces the amount of glucose absorbed into the bloodstream. (April 22, 2009 in The Lancet online.) Researchers in Japan assigned 1,780 subjects to either a placebo group or to a group that took three daily doses of voglibose (0.2mg). After 12 months, those in the experimental group displayed a 40 percent lower risk of ...
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