Type 2 Diabetes

Research from B. Staels and co-researchers in the area of type 2 diabetes published

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 30th, 2009

According to recent research from Lille, France, "Clinical evidence has demonstrated that bile acid sequestrants reduce glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This effect has been confirmed in multiple double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies with the bile acid sequestrant colesevelam hydrochloride (HCl)."

"Colesevelam HCl was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2008 as an adjunctive therapy for patients with T2DM to improve glycemic control. However, the mechanism of action for the glucose-lowering effect of bile acid sequestrants is unclear. Bile acid sequestrants are nonsystemic pharmacological agents that...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2009-08-30)

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