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  • Lizard Saliva Helps Diabetes Patients Control Weight

    07/20/2005 11:01:06 AM PDT · by Millee · 15 replies · 575+ views
    Two new diabetes medications have helped some patients control their weight. Barbara Oster has had diabetes for 15 years, and her medication wasn't working so well, reported WBAL-TV in Baltimore. "It just blows you up, makes you feel like you're gaining all this weight," she said. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new diabetes drugs -- Byetta and Symlin -- that studies have proved help patients control their illness and cut back their eating. "One of the lovely side effects of both drugs is people tend to lose weight," said Dr. Paula Yutzy, a diabetes educator at Baltimore's...