Diabetes and Clinical Trials |
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By: Milos Pesic Posted: 2008-02-16 06:34:27 |
| If you are diabetic, you may be interested in participating in a clinical trial. People participate in clinical trials for a variety of reasons. Clinical trials are held after a drug is developed and after it meets approval from the Food and Drug Administration for clinical trial, but before it is released for public consumption.You may be interested in a clinical trial for diabetic medication if you are not responding well to the medications that are currently available. You may also be interested in helping to find better treatment or a cure for diabetes. No matter what your reasons are, there are constantly clinical trials going on.Clinical trials are reasonably safe. Participants are constantly monitored for any problems, and for results, and there is a written protocol that researchers are to follow in administering the test drug. Because the drug being tested is new, however, there are risks involved.The main drawback of clinical trials is that you may be receiving a placebo, instead of the actual drug -- and you won't know it. This is really the only way that a new drug can be tested. However, because your health is at risk if you are taking the placebo, the clinical trial only progresses for a certain period of time, at which time you will be able to resume taking your standard medication.You may not be eligible for all clinical trials related to diabetic medication. Each study has its own criteria for patients, and you will only be considered if you meet those criteria. The cost of the treatment given during the clinical trial is covered by the organization conducting the study. If you are chosen to participate in a clinical trial, you have the option of leaving the trial at anytime you wish.It is vital that your regular doctor be informed that you are participating in a clinical trial, that he always stay apprised of your results, and of course, it is important that you keep your regular visits with him, even during the clinical trial process.Milos Pesic is an expert in the field of Diabetes and has helped thousands of diabetes sufferers control their blood sugar. For more articles and resources on easy diabetes management, natural diabetes medication, diabetes symptoms and much more visit his site at:http://diabetes.need-to-know.net/ |
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