Diabetes Drugs linked to Pancreatic Cancer Since 2013

In March of 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication linking diabetes drugs known as Incretin Mimetics, which include the brands Januvia, Janumet, Byetta Onglyza and Victoza, to serious pancreatic diseases, including cancer.  These drugs work by imitating the incretin…

Signs and Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer

The diabetes (incretin) medications outlined in the adjacent table are linked to causing pancreatic cancer. Therefore, if you or a loved one has taken, or is currently taking, one or more of these medications, you could be at an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer.…

Diabetes Drugs Linked To Causing Pancreatic Cancer

At present, approximately 29.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes, and as many as 8.1 million (more) Americans have the disease but have not yet been diagnosed. Perhaps equally as staggering, by the end of this year, about 1.4 million…