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August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

Diabetics’ Diaphragm Muscle Reacts Differently To The Disease Than Skeletal Muscle

Up until recently, doctors believed that diabetes affects the diaphragm muscle and skeletal muscle the same. Diabetes has a negative effect on all types of muscle by cutting off small ... Read more

August 25, 2015August 26, 2015

Intarcia Announces Positive Phase 3 Data For ITCA 650 In Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. an emerging biopharmaceutical company developing therapies that combine medicine with technology, recently announced positive data from its FREEDOM-2 study, a 52-week Phase 3 clinical trial that aimed to ... Read more

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015

Treatment Benefits of Insulin Degludec With Liraglutide For Type 2 Diabetes Still Require Confirmation Study

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The therapeutic combination of insulin degludec with liraglutide (a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist that stimulates insulin secretion) was approved in September 2014 as a new therapeutic for adults with ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Liraglutide Therapy Found to Promote Weight Loss in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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A study recently published in the journal JAMA revealed new data on a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy of liraglutide for weight loss in patients with type 2 ... Read more

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015

Gestational Diabetes: Fathers Have Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

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Gestational diabetes develops during pregnancy in non-diabetic women. It is characterized by high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood and it affects around 20% of pregnant women. For women who develop this condition during pregnancy, ... Read more

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015

Genomic Testing Beginning To Positively Impact Diabetes Management in Infants

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Thanks to advances in genomic testing, infants suffering from diabetes are beginning to be genetically tested for all 22 genetic causes of the disease. The expansion of genomic testing for diabetic infants is a major development ... Read more

August 17, 2015August 18, 2015

Integrated Treatment Needed for Eating Disorder-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

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Many type 1 diabetes patients discover that when they reach their teenage years, they can control their weight by reducing or restricting the amount of insulin they inject. Young diabetics ... Read more

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015

The Hass Avocado Board Partners With American Diabetes Association To Promote Nutritious Eating Habits In Latinos

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The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is joining the American Diabetes Association® for the national Stop Diabetes® movement with the goal of boosting awareness about the importance of eating good fats in daily ... Read more

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015

Echo Therapeutics Anticipates Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring System To Be Designated As Class 2 Medical Devices In China

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Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company committed to advancing non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and similar technologies, recently announced that, after several requests from its strategic partner the Chinese government, Medical Technologies Innovation Asia ... Read more

August 12, 2015September 3, 2015

DexCom Collaborates With Google To Develop Diabetes Management Technology

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DexCom, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology for those who suffer from diabetes, recently announced it has signed an agreement with the life sciences team at Google so that ... Read more