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Article: Aspirin-like pill may help treat diabetes.
- Article from:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Article date:
- January 31, 2005
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Byline: David Wahlberg
Jan. 31--An aspirin-like drug could someday treat diabetes, say researchers who have shown how inflammation can trigger the disease -- and how anti-inflammatory pills may help treat it.
The 18 million Americans with diabetes either can't produce enough insulin or can't properly use it. Insulin transports sugar, the body's basic fuel, from blood into cells. Treatments such as insulin therapy and special diets aim to regulate blood sugar.
Scientists asking why many diabetics become resistant to their own insulin, especially if they are overweight, are increasingly coming up with the same answer: inflammation. The body's ...
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