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Roche Diagnostics Announces Launch of ACCU-CHEK® Spirit Insulin Pump System

Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006

New system provides more options for insulin pump users.

New DPP-4 and Glitazone Diabetes Drugs Will Account for 72% of the Diabetes Mark

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

According to a new report from Decision Resources, the New Novel Drug Classes Will Account for 76% of the Type 2 Diabetes Market by 2020, even though they are not even available in the US at this time.

EASD Recommends Earlier Insulin Therapy, Don’t Wait 4-6 years!

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A Consensus Report launched at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is calling for urgent action to drastically improve the management of diabetes, particularly urging the increased acceptance of insulin. All patients with Type 2 diabetes, if they live long enough will require insulin.

Snuff It or Puff It: Rapid Acting Insulin Nasal Spray Begins New Study

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A new pharmacokinetic study to compare Nastech's intranasal insulin to injectable insulin and Exubera(R) (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, is set to begin.

Optimizing Control in Diabetes (OPTIMIZE) Survey Urges Action NOW!

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Diabetes experts have warned that urgent action needs to be taken to drastically improve the management of diabetes to prevent a potentially devastating and costly global burden.

New Positive Data On Levemir, NovoRapid

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Levemir improves glucose control without weight gain and hypoglycemia.

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.

Inhaled Insulin Effective Therapy for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Inhaled human insulin (Exubera) is as effective as glibenclamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Treatment Guidelines Favor Early Metformin Then Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Metformin should be prescribed along with lifestyle intervention as soon as patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and if A1c cannot be brought down to below 7%, within 2-3 months, then insulin as the second-line drug.

Study Backs Pill Use for Neonatal Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The small number of diabetics who were diagnosed early in infancy may be spared a lifetime of insulin shots, according to new research.