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New Positive Data On Levemir, NovoRapid

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Levemir improves glucose control without weight gain and hypoglycemia.

A Mid-Summer’s Night DREAM: Diabetes Prevention (Part 2- Ramipril Arm)

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

The Dream Study also found that the ACE-inhibitor Altace (ramipril) does not prevent type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose metabolism.

A Mid-Summer’s Night DREAM: Diabetes Prevention (Part 1-Rosiglitazone Arm)

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

The results of a major study released: The Dream Study (Diabetes Reduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication) with over 5000 patients Rosiglitazone reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 62 percent (p<0.0001) relative to placebo among people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Significant Glucose-Lowering Efficacy Of JANUVIA™ in Phase III Study

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

New data presented for the first time at the 42nd annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Copenhagen demonstrated a mean reduction in A1C of 2.1% from a mean baseline A1C of 8.8% and a reduction of 2.9% for those with a mean A1c of 11.2%.

Lowering Blood Pressure: Take a Hike!

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Three or four short, brisk walks throughout the day can be more helpful to people watching their blood pressure than one continuous bout of exercise, Indiana University researchers report.

Diabetes Better Managed In The UK Than The USA

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

When patients have access to free healthcare, they have better clinical outcomes.

Immune Markers Indicate Diabetes Risk and Response to Lifestyle Changes

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

Immune mediators appear to be associated with development of type 2 diabetes. Moreover, a different set of markers predicts which patients are more likely to respond to lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of diabetes.

Blacks Have Poorer Control of Diabetes Than Whites

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

A new review of the data from 56,000 patients shows that blacks with diabetes tend to have worse control of the disease than whites.

New Wireless Device Aids in Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Using the close-proximity wireless communications standard known as near-field communications (NFC) the device will link glucometers and insulin pumps.

Aerobic Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Exercise is good for your blood pressure -- no matter your age, weight, race or gender. And it really doesn’t matter whether you get exercise from a brisk walk, a fast run or few laps in the pool; the results are equally as good.