New Diabetes Type 2 Pill Launched

New Diabetes Type 2 Pill Launched

A new diabetes type 2 pill launched today to help control blood sugar levels. In type 2 diabetes the body does not produce enough insulin for the body to function properly and approximately ninety percent of all cases of diabetes in the world are of type 2.

Using conventional methods some people may be able to control their type 2 diabetes symptoms by losing weight, following a healthy diet, doing plenty of exercise, and monitoring their blood glucose levels. However, type 2 diabetes is typically a disease that gets progressively worse- and the patient will probably end up have to take insulin, usually in tablet form.

However using a non conventional approach we believe it is possible to cure diabetes. Simply go on a raw food diet for thirty days! Look up diabetic cures on the internet.

However if you prefer the conventional approach that eventually leads to a worsening then here is a good article on a new pill:-

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/273108.php

“Janssen has announced the launch of INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) in the UK, a new Type 2 diabetes treatment shown to reduce blood sugar levels in people for whom diet and lifestyle measures or treatment with other blood sugar-lowering medicines, do not provide adequate control.¹

In parallel with today’s launch, canagliflozin has also received a preliminary positive recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), as a treatment option for adults with Type 2 diabetes.²

Type 2 diabetes is a serious chronic disease that causes sugar (glucose) levels in the blood to become too high. It is associated with around 24,000 excess deaths each year mainly from cardiovascular disease and is the biggest single cause of amputation, stroke, blindness and end stage kidney failure.³Crucially, its prevalence is increasing throughout the UK, with an estimated 3.2 million people currently living with diabetes – 90 per cent of whom have Type 2 diabetes.^4,5

“Every year, we are seeing a growing number of people with Type 2 diabetes which can have the extremely serious consequences of heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and amputations,” commented Professor Anthony Barnett, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Birmingham and Consultant Physician Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham. “Canagliflozin, which can offer patients significant reductions in blood sugar levels whilst not increasing risks of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugars), represents an important new option in the management of what is now a major UK epidemic.”

Canagliflozin is an oral, once-daily tablet, belonging to a new class of medicines called sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. It works differently to the most commonly used treatments by blocking the reabsorption of glucose in the kidneys. The result is that more glucose is excreted in the urine thereby reducing levels of blood glucose – a major goal of diabetes treatment.¹

The efficacy of canagliflozin has been studied in trials involving over 10,000 people with Type 2 diabetes in all lines of treatment,¹ making it one of the largest development programmes for Type 2 diabetes in the world.

According to the National Diabetes Audit, more than a third (34.2%) of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in England and Wales are currently failing to achieve recommended blood glucose levels.

The NHS currently spends about £10 billion a year on treating diabetes, 80 per cent of which goes into managing avoidable complications.³ By helping people with Type 2 diabetes improve control of blood glucose levels, their risk of developing potentially life-threatening complications can be significantly reduced, which in turn could save the NHS millions of pounds.^3,5

Side Effects

Clinical studies showed canagliflozin to be generally well tolerated. The most common adverse events with canagliflozin are genital fungal infections such as thrush, urinary tract infections and increased urination.¹These specific adverse events were generally mild to moderate in intensity and infrequently led to discontinuation in Phase III studies.¹

Furthermore, there is a low risk of hypoglycaemia (when blood glucose levels fall dangerously low) associated with canagliflozin treatment when it is used as monotherapy or with metformin. Evidence to date suggests the use of canagliflozin is not associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk.¹

If you want to take responsibility for your health into your own hands then we urge you to do your own research into alternative treatments for diabetes type 2. Many people have cured themselves of this condition whereas the conventional approach, although good for controlling, eventually leads downhill to conditions we will not even go into here. The choice is yours.