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Blog postings and excerpts from Before You Take That Pill about medications for diabetes
and alternatives to prescription medications

Blog postings

February 6, 2008.
Intensive Blood Glucose Lowering with Medications Increases Death Rate in Type 2 Diabetics
Today the NHLBI announced that the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD)
study would be stopped because of an increased risk of death in patients on intensive glucose
lowering treatment regimens. Deaths included sudden death and cardiovascular causes. Reactions from
medical experts included "surprise" and "shock", and yet this should not have come as any surprise since the fact that
glitazone medications used for diabetes, including Avandia (rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) carry a
cardiovascular risk was previously known. [more...]

Articles and book excerpts

Make Changes in Your Diet and Lifestyle to Prevent or Treat Diabetes
Diabetes is a growing epidemic in this country. And yet what most people don't realize is that they can
prevent and treat diabetes with simple changes in their lifestyle, like changes in diet and exercise, without
the need for prescription medications. [FULL ARTICLE]

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) in the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy
None of us want to rely on prescription medications if we don't have to. But do
alternative medicine treatments like alpha lipoic acid (ALA) help diabetes complications
like diabetic neuropathy? Read more about the risks and benefits.[FULL ARTICLE]

A Growing Market for Diabetes
Diabetes is affecting more people around the world. Why is this disease, that was so rare one
hundred years ago, affecting more and more people? [FULL ARTICLE]

Are Medications for the Treatment of Diabetes Safe?
Diabetes medications have been in the news a lot lately, which might make you wonder, are they safe?
Unfortunately some of the newer glitazone medications like Actos (pioglitazone) and Avandia (rosiglitazone)
have been associated with some significant risky side effects, such as increased
risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart failure and heart attack. [FULL ARTICLE]

Is chromium useful for the treatment of diabetes?
Chromium is a mineral that has been promoted for the prevention and treatment of diabetes based on
the fact that chromium deficiency is associated with glucose intolerance. It is the best selling
mineral supplement after calcium. Dietary intake of chromium is uncertain since such a small
amount of chromium is absorbed from food. Is there any evidence that dietary supplements of chromium
are useful for diabetes prevention and treatment? [FULL ARTICLE]

Doug Bremner, MD, is a physician and researcher in Atlanta GA and author of Before You Take That Pill:
Why the Drug Industry May be Bad for Your Health: Risks and Side Effects You Won't Find on the Label of
Commonly Prescribed Drugs, Vitamins and Supplements

Doug Bremner, MD, is a physician
and researcher in Atlanta GA
and author of Before You Take That Pill:
Why the Drug Industry May be
Bad for Your Health

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