Some diseases were known as elderly diseases. Those diseases were blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and diabetes & its complications such as glaucoma. But this no longer remains truth for today. Cases of Diabetes in young adults are growing. According to a report, every year 4000 young people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in USA. Matter of concern for experts is diabetes is difficult to manage in young people with currently available diabetes drugs treatments.
The investigational study included 700 obese children. All the children were below 17 and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 46% diabetics did not respond to most effective treatment to maintain sugar level. Generic Glucophage along with weight loss plan or Metformin with other diabetes drugs such as generic Avandia could not controlled sugar level in those patients. They all were then given insulin injection.
Conclusion of the study has been published on reputed online journal, New England Journal of Medicine. Study result was also discussed at Pediatric Academic Societies.
Check study here http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1109333
Little or nothing was known about which treatment should be used to address diabetes in youth because Diabetes was almost non-existent in children - according to Dr Lori Laffel. But now is different scenario. Dr Laffel is heading pediatrics department at Joslin Clinic. A group of experts at the clinic has conducted this study. Goal of the study was to see whether diabetes drug (with highest efficacy rate) and rigorous weight loss plan helps children to avoid insulin injection in order to maintain blood glucose level.
Outcome of the study was disappointing. Metformin (alone) did not work well in 52% patient and they had to take insulin injection. 47% people who received weight loss therapy with Metformin and 39% people with metformin plus avandia had to switch to insulin therapy respectively.
The investigational study included 700 obese children. All the children were below 17 and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 46% diabetics did not respond to most effective treatment to maintain sugar level. Generic Glucophage along with weight loss plan or Metformin with other diabetes drugs such as generic Avandia could not controlled sugar level in those patients. They all were then given insulin injection.
Conclusion of the study has been published on reputed online journal, New England Journal of Medicine. Study result was also discussed at Pediatric Academic Societies.
Check study here http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1109333
Little or nothing was known about which treatment should be used to address diabetes in youth because Diabetes was almost non-existent in children - according to Dr Lori Laffel. But now is different scenario. Dr Laffel is heading pediatrics department at Joslin Clinic. A group of experts at the clinic has conducted this study. Goal of the study was to see whether diabetes drug (with highest efficacy rate) and rigorous weight loss plan helps children to avoid insulin injection in order to maintain blood glucose level.
Outcome of the study was disappointing. Metformin (alone) did not work well in 52% patient and they had to take insulin injection. 47% people who received weight loss therapy with Metformin and 39% people with metformin plus avandia had to switch to insulin therapy respectively.
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