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 Avandia
4 mg
Type 2 diabetes occurs for different reasons. For some people, the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin (a hormone that helps the sugar in your blood enter the cells of your body). However for other people, the cells throughout the body develop a condition called insulin resistance. Although the pancreas produces insulin, the body's cells cannot use it effectively, and the sugar (sometimes called glucose) stays in the blood. Over time, blood sugar levels rise, and type 2 diabetes develops. If not controlled, the high blood sugar level can lead to serious medical problems, including kidney damage, blindness and amputation.
AVANDIA works to help overcome this insulin resistance by making the body's cells more sensitive to insulin. AVANDIA contains an insulin-sensitizing drug called rosiglitazone maleate - a TZD. TZDs target a special "receptor site" at the center of certain cells. This decreases the cells' resistance to insulin and allows more sugar to enter. As more sugar enters the cells, sugar and insulin levels in the bloodstream drop. This results in lower blood sugar levels.
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$226.59
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