lowering

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In a study of initial combination therapy with sitagliptin and metformin, glucose-lowering was assessed by measuring the mean change from baseline HbA1c levels at one year and two years.

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  1. Threatening a storm; cloudy overcast: as, a lowering sky. It will be foul weather to day; for the sky is red and lowring. Mat. xvi. 3.

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  • In a study of initial combination therapy with sitagliptin and metformin, glucose-lowering was assessed by measuring the mean change from baseline HbA1c levels at one year and two years. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • According to Bisciglia, Cloudera's distribution for Hadoop sweetens the deal for using Hadoop -- lowering the barrier to entry for enterprise users by including a number of tweaks and common, important tools. —  LXer Linux News
  • Dr Choong says a sensible approach would be to introduce a differential licensing fee -- lowering the fee or not charging anything for spayed and neutered dogs, and raising the fees for those who do not spay or neuter.
  • And with the same determination that she used as a marathoner -- lowering her time from more than five hours in the 1991 Pittsburgh Marathon to the personal best time several years later that qualified her for the Boston Marathon -- she plugged along. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • As the boat with its human freight hung in readiness for the lowering, the remaining spar of the Lord Nelson fell with a mighty crash Remember the name of your ship, lads!" —  Half A Chance
 

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