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Weight gain seen with most diabetes drugs except metformin.(Clinical Rounds)
SAN DIEGO -- Real-world weight changes that occur in diabetic patients with initiation of glucose-lowering drugs generally mirror what is seen in carefully controlled clinical trials, Gregory A. Nichols, Ph.D., reported at the annual scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association.
Chart reviews of 12,521 new diabetes drug initiations among 9,546 diabetic enrollees in Kaiser Permanente Northwest revealed that patients typically gained about 2 pounds within a year of starting a sulfonylurea, 9 pounds after initiation of insulin, and 11 pounds with thiazolidinedione therapy. With metformin, patients lost about 5 pounds. Differences between all the groups were statistically significant.
"We make no value judgments about the drugs or their weight effects. Tight control, however achieved, is undoubtedly more important than any of the weight changes we observed," said Dr. Nichols, of Kaiser Permanente's ...
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...Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente received the System for Change Award...performance in the health care sector. Kaiser Permanente received the award today from Practice...eco-friendly practices, reflects Kaiser Permanente's long-standing commitment to...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 5, 2002 700+ words
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