Friday, August 8, 2014

Study shows type 2 diabetics can live longer than people without the disease

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:00 AM PDT
Patients treated with a drug widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes can live longer than people without the condition, a large-scale study involving over 180,000 people has shown. The findings indicate that a drug known as metformin, used to control glucose levels in the body and already known to exhibit anticancer properties, could offer prognostic and prophylactic benefits to people without diabetes.

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