Could Viagra Prevent Diabetes?

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Friday, November 20, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Could Viagra Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Those at Risk? The impotence drug Viagra may help ward off type 2 diabetes in people already at risk for the illness, a small new trial suggests. The study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, found... Read more ...  News Drug Lucentis May Fight Diabetic Eye Disease The injected drug Lucentis (ranibizumab) appears highly effective at treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a common diabetes-related eye disease, new research shows. Investigators say the... Read more ... Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes Adding probiotics -- good bacteria -- to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those genetically predisposed to getting the disease, new research... Read more ... Too Few Psychiatric Patients Screened for Diabetes: Study Despite guidelines, diabetes screening rates are low among adults with severe mental illness who take antipsychotic medications, researchers find. In a new California study, fewer than one-third of... Read more ... Insulin Pumps Give Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Better Blood Sugar Control Insulin pumps help improve blood sugar control in children and teens with type 1 diabetes, researchers are reporting. People with type 1 diabetes no longer produce enough insulin -- a... Read more ... Diabetes Management Center MedicineNet's Diabetes Center gives you all of the tools necessary to manage your diabetes. Get access to various diabetes topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. The two types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Symptoms of diabetes include increased urine output, thirst, hunger, and fatigue. Treatment of diabetes depends on the type.    Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home