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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for complications of diabetes.
Reviewed September 2008
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Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Diseases of the heart and blood vessels account for approximately 70% of all mortality in people with diabetes. Compared to their non-diabetic counterparts the relative risk of mortality caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels is two to three...
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May 2007
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Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Erectile dysfunction is a common multi-factorial complication of diabetes mellitus. Newer medications, like the so-called PDE-5 inhibitors result in enhancement of penile erection. The introduction of sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra) and tadala...
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Nov 2006
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Hormonal versus non-hormonal contraceptives in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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It is important for women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 to receive good advice which contraceptive method is best to use. Unplanned pregnancies can lead to serious health issues for both mother and child in women with diabetes. Yet, hormonal contr...
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Jun 2006
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Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Metformin use is probably not linked with risk of lactic acidosisMetformin, a medication used to lower glucose levels in patients with diabetes mellitus, has long been thought to increase the risk for a metabolic disorder known as lactic acidosis. This ...
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Nov 2005
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Antihypertensive agents for preventing diabetic kidney disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Twenty to sixty percent of diabetic patients are affected by hypertension and antihypertensive agents are used to treat this condition. These agents are also used to prevent the onset of kidney disease both in normotensive and hypertensive diabetics. Tw...
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Aug 2005
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| Title: |
Metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Our review confirm that tight glycaemia control with metformin monotherapy is one of the main therapeutic options for type 2 diabetes in patients with overweight or obesity, since it may prevent some events of macrovascular and microvascular complicatio...
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May 2005
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Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Obesity is closely related to type 2 diabetes and weight reduction is an important part of the care delivered to obese persons with diabetes. This review of drugs for weight loss among adults with type 2 diabetes revealed weight loss of between 2.0 and...
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Nov 2004
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Elective delivery in diabetic pregnant women
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Women with diabetes or gestational diabetes are more likely to have a large baby, which can cause problems around birth. Early elective delivery (labour induction or caesarean section) aims to avoid these complications. However, early elective delivery ...
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Feb 2001
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