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Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & Le Clainche, P.A.
Facts about diabetes and Avandia:
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Type 2 diabetes, often linked to obesity,
affects 18 million Americans and 200 million
worldwide.
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This form of diabetes occurs when the body does
not make enough insulin or cannot effectively
use what it manages to produce.
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Avandia was introduced to sensitize the body to
insulin and is intended for Type 2 diabetics who
do not take daily insulin injections. It is not
intended for Type 1 diabetics.
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It
also is combined with metformin and sold as
Avandamet.
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When introduced in 1999, Avandia was considered
a breakthrough medication for blood-sugar
control.
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6
million around the world have taken Avandia; 1
million Americans currently do;
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Only one other drug like it is sold in the
United States:
pioglitazone, sold as
Actos and
Actoplus, made by Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
That drug was not included in the study or FDA
May 21 advisory.
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