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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%.

New Hypertension Pills Cut Diabetes Risk by A Third Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Researchers have reported that patients given a specific combination of new blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills.

Galvus® Demonstrates Powerful Blood Sugar Reductions In Phase III Studies Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Galvus dropped A1c by 1.8% without weight gain.

Steroids Trial Beats Diabetes Blindness Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Australian research has proven the effectiveness of a steroid treatment for a type of diabetic blindness.

Adherence to Preventive Medications Reduces Risk of Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Participants who were compliant had a 38.2% reduced risk of developing diabetes.

University of VA Finds Possible Diabetes Cure Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

After two years of work Dr. Jerry Nadler has successfully reversed the course of type 1 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.

Inhaled Insulin Coming in September Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

It will be limited at first by the endo’s and then eventually by the family practitioner and internist. So how does it work?

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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