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ARE YOU A DIABETIC?

Type 1 (61%, 37 Votes)
Friend/family has diabetes (16%, 10 Votes)
Type 2 (13%, 8 Votes)
I'm not a diabetic (7%, 4 Votes)
Gestational (3%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 61

Start Date: 2010/07/18 @ 6:00 am
End Date: No Expiry

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Taiwanese Study Identifies Top Three Drugs for Type 2 Glycemic Control
Researchers in Taipei, Taiwan, report that they have identified the top three drugs for reducing A1C levels in type 2 diabetes: biphasic insulin, GLP-1 analogs, and basal insulin. They hedged a little on their endorsement of GLP-1 analogs, however, by saying that although they are not decisively better at controlling A1Cs than other oral diabetes drugs, they […]
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