Altria Group Inc. Chief Executive Marty Barrington is retiring and will be replaced by another 25-year company veteran. Mr. Barrington, who has held the top post for six years, will retire in May after a quarter of a century with the tobacco company, Altria said Thursday. His replacement is Howard Willard, 54, the company's current operating chief and former finance chief.
ApidraÂ® (insulin glulisine) is a prescription form of insulin used to treat type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults. It is a rapid-acting insulin used to help control the spike in blood sugar levels that occurs after meals. It is typically used in combination with a long-acting insulin.
What is Glipizide? Glipizide is used to treat type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly 'adult-onset'), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone. Glipizide lowers blood sugar by stimulating the pancreas to secrete insulin and helping the body use insulin efficiently. The pancreas must be capable of producing insulin for this medication to work. However, glipizide is not used to treat type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes (formerly 'juvenile-onset').