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Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too

Posted 15 Mar 2010 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, March 15 – A generic drug widely prescribed for arthritis shows promise in treating type 2 diabetes, according to U.S. researchers. They found that salsalate – an atypical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, chemically similar to aspirin but easier on the stomach – helps control glucose levels. The finding came from a three-month clinical trial of 108 people, 18 to 75 years old, who had type 2 diabetes. Those who took salsalate, the study found, had a 0.5 percent drop in levels of hemoglobin A1C, a measure of blood glucose levels. The decrease was in the range of several recently released diabetes treatments, according to the study, led by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers. The findings are published online March 16 in Annals of Internal Medicine. "These results are exciting," Dr. Allison Goldfine, director of clinical research at Joslin and an associate professor at ... Read more

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