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Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism--the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach. When we eat, the pancr... 
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Avandia, in addition to diet and exercise, improves blood sugar control in adults with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Avandia can be used alone or in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin, or insulin when diet, exercise, and one of these agents or diet, exercise, plus Avandia alone are not enough to control blood sugar.
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Diabetes as related to Rosiglitazone
- Diabetes Monitor - rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Avandia (rosiglitazone) is a thiazolidinedione medication for the therapy of Type 2 diabetes. The US label for rosiglitazone has recently been revised to include combination therapy with insulin.
- rosiglitazone (Avandia) - drug class, medical uses, medication side ...
Explains the medication rosiglitazone (Avandia), a drug used for the treatment of type II diabetes. ... Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD. GENERIC NAME: rosiglitazone maleate BRAND NAME:
- rosiglitazone (Avandia) - drug class, medical uses, medication side ...
Explains the medication rosiglitazone (Avandia), a drug used for the treatment of type II diabetes. ... 1996-2007 MedicineNet, Inc. All rights reserved. Notices and Legal Disclaimer.
- MedlinePlus Drug Information: Rosiglitazone ...
Rosiglitazone is used along with a diet and exercise program and sometimes with other medications to treat type 2 (noninsulin dependent) diabetes. Rosiglitazone is in a class of medications called ...
- Diabetes Research Summary - Rosiglitazone May Help Obese Women With ...
Sepilian V, Nagamani M.: Effects of rosiglitazone in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and severe insulin resistance . J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:60-65, 2005.
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - American Diabetes Association
Effect of rosiglitazone on the frequency of diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: a randomized controlled trial, by the DREAM (Diabetes REduction Assessment ...
- Diabetes Medication Avandia and type 2 diabetes information
Find information on the diabetes medication Avandia, as well as managing type 2 diabetes. ... What Is Avandia Not all diabetes medicines are alike: Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
- Avandia
... appears to be linked to overproduction of ACTH ... researchers injected mice with ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor cells and then treated them with commonly used diabetes drugs, rosiglitazone ...
- Rosiglitazone Reduced the Incidence of Diabetes in Patients With ...
Rosiglitazone Reduced the Incidence of Diabetes in Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Michael Pignone, MD, MPH
- NEJM -- Glycemic Durability of Rosiglitazone, Metformin, or Glyburide ...
... efficacy of thiazolidinediones, as compared with other oral glucose-lowering medications, in maintaining long-term glycemic control in type 2 diabetes is not known. Methods We evaluated rosiglitazone ...
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