Diabetes Treatment

BYDUREON™, First and Only Once-Weekly Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, Now …

By George ⋅ February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

A Sweet Life

BYDUREON™, First and Only Once-Weekly Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, Now …Sacramento BeeThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved BYDUREON, the first and only once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes, on Jan. 27, 2012 as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.Amylin's New Type [...]

Autoantigen Tx Benefits Some Type 1 Diabetics

By George ⋅ February 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Family Practice News Digital Network

Autoantigen Tx Benefits Some Type 1 DiabeticsMedPage TodayAutoantigen treatment of new-onset type 1 diabetes was unsuccessful in preserving pancreatic beta-cell function overall, but the treatment did appear to help in certain prespecified patient subgroups, a phase III European study found.Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Disappoints in TrialU.S. News & World ReportGAD-alum Antigen [...]

Wireless glucose monitor may transform diabetes care

By George ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Enterprise News (blog)

Wireless glucose monitor may transform diabetes careEnterprise News (blog)Including key relatives of people with diabetes in diabetes care is seen as critical to good management of the disease. This includes parents of diabetic children or the adult relatives of elderly people with diabetes. “Having up to the minute testing …and more »

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Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries

By George ⋅ January 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Scope (blog)

Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countriesMedical XpressHealth insurance and health systems need to be re-oriented to better address chronic diseases like diabetes.” Findings from the study are online and will be published in the Jan. 24 edition of Diabetes Care, the journal of the American Diabetes …Diabetes care lacking in [...]

Teva Pursues First Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Since Insulin

By George ⋅ January 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Bloomberg

Teva Pursues First Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Since InsulinBusinessWeekDiamyd Medical AB terminated an agreement with a Johnson & Johnson unit to develop a Type 1 diabetes treatment in June after the medicine failed to preserve beta cell function after 15 months, the primary goal in a late-stage trial. …Teva nearing post-insulin diabetes therapyGlobesTeva looks to [...]

Going wireless with diabetes treatment

By George ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Going wireless with diabetes treatmentZDNet (blog)Some of these software solutions can be remotely accessed by the healthcare provider to make proper adjustments to the treatment from afar. I am close to determining what equipment I will be using to treat my diabetes, but nothing is finalized yet. …DiaMedica's DM-204 Type 2 [...]

DiaMedica’s DM-204 Type 2 diabetes treatment shows promising results

By George ⋅ December 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

DiaMedica's DM-204 Type 2 diabetes treatment shows promising resultsProactive Investors USA & CanadaManaging each of these parameters is important in the treatment of patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes. An HbA1c test measures a person's average blood sugar levels over a period of three months. DiaMedica's Scientific Advisory Board member, …Going [...]

Intensive Diabetes Treatment Cuts Kidney Damage in Half in Study

By George ⋅ November 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Reuters India

Intensive Diabetes Treatment Cuts Kidney Damage in Half in StudyBusinessWeek“The benefits were from early intensive therapy and they only manifested more than a decade after the treatment began.” Patients who injected insulin at least three times a day to get their blood sugar to the same level seen in people without diabetes …Intensive diabetes [...]

Bariatric Surgery May Offer a Cure for Diabetes

By George ⋅ November 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Fox News

Bariatric Surgery May Offer a Cure for DiabetesThe Open Press (press release)With the numerous minimally invasive surgeries available today, Dr. Roslin is hopeful that more people will begin to look at the striking statistics regarding weight loss and the cure for Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Roslin said, “Physicians need to know that …Georgia Revokes [...]