Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 [...]

Diabetes Treatment Costs Vastly Exceed Reimbursement

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Diabetes Treatment Costs Vastly Exceed ReimbursementFamily Practice News Digital NetworkThe cost of treating diabetes patients in an adult practice exceeds reimbursement by more than $750000 per year, and in a pediatric practice by more than $471000 per year, according to the results of a study commissioned by several major diabetes and …Doc Talk: You are [...]

Merck Wins US Approval for Combination Diabetes Treatment

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Merck Wins US Approval for Combination Diabetes TreatmentBusinessWeekOct. 7 (Bloomberg) — Merck & Co. won US approval for a pill that combines the Januvia diabetes medicine with cholesterol treatment Zocor, the first combination of its kind to reduce cholesterol. The Food and Drug Administration …Merck Wins U.S. Approval for Combination Diabetes TreatmentBloombergFDA Approves Merck's JUVISYNC(TM) [...]

Diabetes treatment could be dictated by calcium

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Diabetes treatment could be dictated by calciumPrivate Healthcare UKFuture diabetes treatment may be tailored towards the characteristics of each individual's heart and coronary artery. Doctors working at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found calcium to be a vital indicator of heart attacks and strokes in …New Study Finds Arterial Calcium Buildup in Diabetics Could [...]

Mobile Diabetes App Makes The Grade

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Mobile Diabetes App Makes The GradeInformationWeekThose in the three study groups also received mobile phones with service and data plans, plus the WellDoc mobile diabetes management software that delivered more than 1000 self-management messages, as specified by an algorithm that considered such …Misinformation exacerbates mHealth growing painsmobihealthnewsall 2 news articles »

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