Glucophage or Precose to PREVENT type 2 diabetes

August 2002

There's now more interest in using Glucophage or Precose to PREVENT type 2 diabetes...when lifestyle changes aren't enough.

This goes along with a new emphasis on pre-diabetes...postprandial glucose levels 140 to 199 mg/dL or fasting levels 110 to 125 mg/dL.

In fact, pre-diabetes is now recognized with an ICD-9 code...and pre-diabetes clinics are sprouting up to treat these patients earlier.

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