diabetes, metformin and exercise

[Willy50]

This is just the end snippet of a study.  Please visit the below link for the whole story.  -W

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http://www.elements4health.com/inflammatory-biomarkers-not-reduced-by-insulin-metformin-in-diabetes.html

The study concluded that in patients with recent-onset type 2 diabetes, treatment with insulin or metformin compared with placebo did not reduce inflammatory biomarker levels despite improving glucose control.

"From a clinical perspective, until other end-point trial data become available, these data underscore the need to improve adherence with therapies that do reduce cardiovascular events among diabetes patients, including exercise, weight management, smoking cessation and blood pressure control" the study authors add.
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I draw no conclusions, but other better informed people might about how this may tie into people with HCV or as it pertains to HCV, TX and response rates.

best,
Willy

[JennyPenny]

Hey Willy, thanks for this. I don't have any idea how it relates to hep C and treatment. But it certainly is disappointing to those of us who keep our blood glucose at normal levels with metformin yet I guess we do not get the benefit of improved risk of cardiovascular disease. Bummer.