Fighting Diabetes, Proactively!

There is report that an anti-inflammatory drug called Salsalate might help in the treatment of Type - II diabetes. Earlier, the researchers the Joslin Diabetes Center had reported that Salsalate might prevent Diabetes, and tests are still going on. Now, this is really good news for millions of patients, if the test were successful and if this medicine would actually reverse Diabetes Type II.

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center who reported earlier this year that an inexpensive, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug called salsalate might prevent type 2 diabetes are now reporting that the drug may also be beneficial in the treatment of the disease.[source]

Salsalate is similar to salicylate, which is found in the common aspirin. Salicylates have been known for sometime to reduce blood glucose levels, but it cannot be used in the treatment of diabetes since it is harmful to the stomach when taken in excess. Salsalate seems to have the Blood Glucose lowering capacity similar to Salicylates, and is not harmful to the stomach.

There are currently Clinical Trails going on to see if these can prove to be an affordable treatment of the Diabetes Type II. I sure hope it is successful.