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MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Invokana (canaglifozin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes, which affects about 24 million Americans.

The drug is among a new class of medications called sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors. It works to block reabsoprtion of glucose by the kidneys, leading to more glucose being excreted by the body, the agency said in a news release.

The drug's safety and effectiveness were evaluated in nine clinical trials involving more than 10,200 people. The trials showed improvement in blood glucose levels and glucose control, the FDA said.

Invokana, which users should combine with proper diet and exercise, shouldn't be taken by people with type 1 diabetes, by those who have elevated ketones of the blood or urine, or by people with kidney impairment or end stage renal disease, the FDA said.

The most common side effects noted during clinical testing included vaginal yeast infection and urinary tract infection. The FDA said it's ordering five post-marketing studies to evaluate the drug's effects on children, the cardiovascular system, and the potential for increased risk of cancer, pancreatitis, severe hypersentivity reactions, adverse pregnancy outcomes, bone safety, and liver abnormalities.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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You’ve probably seen the television ads for all the various new medications being put on the market. Each ad is pretty much the same, and at the end of the commercial there is always a laundry list of potential side-effects associated with them. As such, a lot of people are more aware nowadays of potential side-effects of anything they put in their system. The HCG diet, while proven to help people with weight loss is not without it’s own list of potential side-effects. However, this list is far, far shorter than those associated with prescription medications and nowhere near as complicated.

The three most common potential HCG diet side-effects  are mild headaches, feelings of being light-headed and fatigue. Most people don’t experience any adverse side-effects at all, but those that do usually report that they dissipate after the first week on the diet. It’s important to note that all three potential side-effects stem from an abrupt reduction in calorie intake, not from the HCG hormone supplements....

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Information provided by some articles about the side effects of the HCG diet is often misleading. You do not believe them outright.  If you want to enjoy the considerable benefits of the HCG diet, it is important that you find out the truth about the diet.

Some articles highlight the possible dangers you will experience when take on the 500 calorie a day HCG diet. They say the extreme reduction in calorie consumption can result in muscle loss and substantially weaken your body. They also say the hungers are intolerable and you may find it difficult to complete the program.

The abovementioned worrying scenarios are rather unlikely.   The HCG diet actually provides more than 500 calories. The thing is, the diet is not just about calories. You do not even count calories. It is really about eating the foods that can help you lose weight.

You lose muscles only when your body goes into starvation mode. This is not possible with the diet because the HCG hormone you take while you are dieting triggers continuous burning of your body fat which releases a great amount of calories.

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