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U.S. Survey Shows Uninsured Numbers 43.6 Million

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Just under 44 million Americans had no health insurance in 2006, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Rosiglitazone Debated at ADA Meeting

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

They were waiting in a long line outside the hall to see Dr Steven Nissen (Cleveland Clinic, OH). He arrived to a packed auditorium to tell the audience what he knew about rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline), when he knew it, and what he believes needs to be done next.

New Class of Diabetes Drugs Effective in Controlling Blood Glucose

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

First Phase II Short-Term Study on Dapagliflozin Shows Results on Safety, Tolerability and Glycemic Markers in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes.

Diabetes a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in 3.3 Million Subjects

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

A new study concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes 30 years of age and older who are receiving glucose-reducing treatment should also receive prompt intensive prophylactic treatment for cardiovascular disease.

Patients Beat Physicians at Insulin Dose Adjustment

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

Type 2 diabetes patients taught to titrate their own insulin detemir (Levemir) dose may equal or exceed the results that physicians achieve, researchers reported.

First Use of Cord Blood to Alter Course of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

Yields Insights for Developing Future Cocktail to Treat the Disease.
Transfusion of the person's own cord blood into newly diagnosed Type 1's, reduced the severity of their diabetes.

Researchers Find New Target For Type 2 Diabetes That Reduces Stored Fat

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Researchers have discovered a potential new target for treating type 2 diabetes, according to a new study that appeared online in Nature. The target is a protein, along with its molecular partner, that regulates fat metabolism.

Researchers Find New Target For Type 2 Diabetes That Reduces Stored Fat

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Researchers have discovered a potential new target for treating type 2 diabetes, according to a new study that appeared online in Nature. The target is a protein, along with its molecular partner, that regulates fat metabolism.

Once-Weekly Exenatide Formulation Improves Glycemic Control and Body Weight

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

There were no serious adverse events related to exenatide use, the report indicates, and none of the mild to moderate adverse events required discontinuation of exenatide LAR.

Insulin Making Cells From Umbilical Cord Blood

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may some day be used to treat diabetes, US and British researchers say.