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Pharma companies are testing whether drugs designed for combatting Type 2 diabetes can be used to also treat Type 1 diabetes. The latest attempt involves a class of of oral antidiabetics called SGLT2 inhibitors, first cleared by the Food and Drug Administration on March 29, 2013.