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A number of studies has shown that treatments involving excessive doses of statins may be associated with patients developing insulin resistance, resulting in higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. To examine this possibility, investigators carried out a meta-analysis of 5 randomized statin [...]
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Increased physical activity and dietary management is universally recommended in the initial treatment of type 2 diabetes. Yet, if these most-important treatments are started at diagnosis, what effects do they produce in the long run? To assess this issue, a recent British study randomized 593 [...]
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When diabetes mellitus is diagnosed in a patient showing no symptoms, what is the best therapeutic approach? In an effort to answer this question, a group of British, Danish and Dutch investigators randomized 343 general practices to treat, either with routine care or intensive treatment, 3,057 [...]