Posts From King World News

Diabetes pill may lower risk of eye disease in elderly

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Metformin, a pill that lowers blood sugar in people with diabetes, might also reduce their risk of developing glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness, a new study suggests. While the results can’t prove the drug prevents glaucoma, researchers found that diabetics taking higher doses of metformin were less likely to develop the eye disease than those who used