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associated with type 2 diabetes by lowering blood glucose and reducing weight . "Results of the RIO-Diabetes (Rimonabant In Obesity) study show impressive .
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A novel drug has demonstrated that it can help multiple problems
associated with type 2 diabetes by lowering blood glucose and reducing
weight and waist circumference, as well as modifying the disordered
lipids associated with diabetic dyslipidemia, according to a report
presented today at the American Diabetes Association's 65th Annual
Scientific Sessions. “Results of the RIO-Diabetes (Rimonabant In
Obesity) study show impressive findings in all aspects of the trial –
especially in glycemic control and improvement in the lipid profile, in
part explained by weight loss and in part independent of weight loss,
suggesting that rimonabant may exert direct metabolic effects in type 2
diabetes,” said André Scheen, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and
clinical pharmacology and head of the division of diabetes, nutrition
and metabolic disorders, University of Liège, Belgium, in a recent
interview. Over one year, those on 20 mg. rimonabant lowered A1C by 0.6
percent, lost 11.7 lbs and 2.05" in waist circumference, increased HDL
6.6 mg/dl, and lowered triglycerides 31.6 mg/dl – all significant
differences (p values <0.001) from the placebo group.