September 28, 2021August 24, 2022
African-Americans Face Higher Risks of Diabetes and PAD, More Susceptible to Preventable Amputations
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African-American people are at higher risk for diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which combined make them more susceptible to preventable ... Read more
November 17, 2016November 17, 2016
MitoQ Antioxidant Lowers Oxidative Stress, Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes Cells
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The antioxidant MitoQ was seen to lower oxidative stress and inflammation in white blood cells from patients with type 2 ... Read more
September 1, 2016September 1, 2016
Diabetes Much More Likely to Be Treated Than Obesity, Despite Link Between Two
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Healthcare clinicians prescribe 15 times more anti-diabetes medications than they do anti-obesity drugs, missing an important opportunity to control both ... Read more
August 30, 2016September 6, 2016
Metformin Works Better for Some Diabetics Because of Gene Variant, Study Finds
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Investigators in an international research effort have found genetic evidence as to why the world’s most common treatment for type 2 ... Read more
August 25, 2016August 25, 2016
Keratin-derived Protein May Bolster Benefits of Exercise in Diabetic Patients
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Exercise has repeatedly been shown in studies to benefit people with type 2 diabetes, but by varying degrees. Now, researchers from ... Read more
August 23, 2016September 6, 2016
Chronic Kidney Disease Can Cause Diabetes, Study Finds
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A recent collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) suggests that chronic kidney ... Read more
August 18, 2016August 18, 2016
Wireless Blood Glucose Monitoring System for Diabetes Launched by Ascensia
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Ascensia Diabetes Care announced the commercial launch and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its new blood glucose monitoring ... Read more
August 16, 2016September 6, 2016
Twin Study: Obesity Increases Risk of Diabetes But Not Heart Attack
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Obesity has a greater impact on the risk for diabetes among twins than on the risk for heart disease or ... Read more
August 11, 2016August 11, 2016
Esysta Smart Insulin Pen for Diabetes Supports Automatic Bluetooth Data Transfer
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Emperra GmbH of Potsdam, Germany, is expanding its Esysta diabetes management product systems with what it says is the first Bluetooth insulin pen. ... Read more
August 9, 2016August 9, 2016
New Test Might Predict Kidney Disease in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Patients
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A team of researchers led by Ioannis Papassotiriou, PhD, of Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Greece has successfully tested a ... Read more
August 2, 2016August 2, 2016
ARA 290 for Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Granted Fourth Orphan Designation
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the fourth Orphan Drug Designation to Araim Pharmaceuticals’ ARA 290, an innate repair receptor ... Read more
July 29, 2016July 29, 2016
New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, Adlyxin, Approved for Use in US
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adlyxin (lixisenatide) as a new treatment for type 2 diabetes this week. ... Read more

August 29, 2015August 31, 2015

Dexcom’s G5® Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Now FDA-Approved

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Dexcom, Inc., a leading provider of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes, recently announced the US Food and Drug Administration has granted its Dexcom G5® Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring ... Read more

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

Researchers Report a Worse Scenario for Diabetes Accompanied by Coronary Artery Disease Over Time

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Four articles recently published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery offer new concerning data on one serious health problem worldwide: diabetes accompanied by coronary artery disease. Diabetes is a ... Read more

August 27, 2015August 31, 2015

GLP-1 Analog Semaglutide – Oral Formulation starts Phase 3a Development

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Novo Nordisk recently announced that it is preparing to launch a global phase 3a clinical trial for semaglutide, an oral formulation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, along with its drug ... Read more

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

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

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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

African-Americans Face Higher Risks of Diabetes and PAD, More Susceptible to Preventable Amputations

MitoQ Antioxidant Lowers Oxidative Stress, Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes Cells

Diabetes Much More Likely to Be Treated Than Obesity, Despite Link Between Two

Metformin Works Better for Some Diabetics Because of Gene Variant, Study Finds

Keratin-derived Protein May Bolster Benefits of Exercise in Diabetic Patients

Chronic Kidney Disease Can Cause Diabetes, Study Finds

Wireless Blood Glucose Monitoring System for Diabetes Launched by Ascensia

Twin Study: Obesity Increases Risk of Diabetes But Not Heart Attack

Esysta Smart Insulin Pen for Diabetes Supports Automatic Bluetooth Data Transfer

New Test Might Predict Kidney Disease in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Patients

ARA 290 for Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Granted Fourth Orphan Designation

New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, Adlyxin, Approved for Use in US