CURCUMIN COMBINATION WITH ANTI-TYPE 2 DIABETIC DRUGS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE SEQUELAE, DRUG-RELATED ADVERSE REACTIONS, AND IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL
Compositions and methods for treating type 2 diabetes and its sequelae by intravenous or subcutaneous administration of formulations of synthesized curcumin (diferuloylmethane) and concomitantly one or more anti-diabetic agents to human subjects are disclosed herein. The composition of the present invention may be used to: (i) treat patients with diabetes in advanced stages with evidence of any or all encephalopathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, pancreatitis or neoplasias； (ii) treat patients with diabetic disease status without symptomatic or pathologic evidence of associated sequelae but requiring better glycemic control than that offered by standard of care anti-diabetic； and (iii) patients with objective signs or symptoms of sequelae from diabetes of anti-diabetic drugs. One three-drug combination of the present invention includes a slow release PLGA-curcumin and an oral gliptin (DPP-4)-inhibitor or any incretin-mimetic and metformin.
