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Small Changes in Diabetes Care Exceeds All Expections

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

A series of fairly low-tech innovations radically transformed diabetes care in a busy family medicine program in just over a year's time, exceeding insurance company pay-for-performance benchmarks.

Many Patients wth Diabetes and Heart Disease Quit Medicine Too Early

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Two new studies show that nonadherence to medication is common among recent MI patients and in those with diabetes, resulting in higher mortality.

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.

Fish Fatty Acids May Prevent More Sudden Deaths Than Defibrillators

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent more sudden deaths than automated external defibrillators in homes and public places or implanted defibrillators, according to the results of a new study.

Study Shows Leptin Combats Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes as more Americans pack on extra pounds.

Ibuprofen Reduces Protective Effects of Aspirin

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals and consumers that taking ibuprofen for pain relief may interfere with the benefits of aspirin taken for heart disease.

Analysis of 6 Studies Shows Aspirin Can Reduce the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

Even with the positive results from all of the studies with over 100,000 patients, most patients with Type 2 diabetes are not taking aspirin!

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.

Exubera Works Even with Cold or Flu-Study

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

A new form of insulin which is inhaled rather than injected works even if patients have a respiratory infections or are exposed to passive cigarette smoke.

MannKind Inhaled Insulin Matches Injections -Study

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

An inhaled insulin being developed by MannKind Corp produces comparable improvements in blood sugar control to rapid-acting insulin analog (RAA) given by injection, researchers said on Saturday.