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News and Articles on Nateglinide
Older Is Better: Top Ten Comparison Of Diabetes Drugs Give Metformin Top Grade Jul 30, 2007
In addition to metformin, the thiazolidinediones and sulfonylureas, drugs included in their analysis were repaglinide (Prandin), miglitol (Glyset), acarbose (Precose), and nateglinide (Starlix). Among the team's other findings were that glimepiride, glipizide, and glyburide led more frequently to too-low blood sugar levels than the other drugs. (Science Daily)
For Type 2 Diabetes, Older Drugs Seem Tried and True Jul 18, 2007
The strength of evidence was moderate to high that most oral agents (thiazolidinediones, metformin, and repaglinide [Prandin]) improved glycemic control to the same degree as sulfonylureas," the authors wrote. Each drug category was associated with a decrease in glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels of about one absolute percentage point, they found. They also found that nateglinide (Starlix) and -glucosidase inhibitors (e.g, acarbose) may have slightly less potent effects on HbA1c... (MedPage Today)
Older and cheaper pills just fine for diabetes Jul 17, 2007
The study, funded by the U.S. government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, looked at 10 drugs: acarbose, sold as Precose or Glucobay; glimepiride or Amaryl; glipizide or Glucotrol; glyburide; metformin, sold under the names Glucophage, Riomet and Fortamet; miglitol or Glyset; nateglinide or Starlix; pioglitazone or Actos; repaglinide or Prandin; and rosiglitazone or Avandia. Diabetes, which affects 194 million people worldwide, is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United... (Scientific American)
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